A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts of Europe where temperatures were expected to climb this week.

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people out of their homes as blistering temperatures ravaged parts of Europe. About 14,000 people had been ...

The blazes are being fed by hot swirling winds from a searing heat wave broiling much of Europe, with temperatures above 100 degrees. France, Spain fight spreading wildfires as Europe swelters ...

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in France and Spain as Europe wilts under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities link to a rise in excess mortality.