French photographer and street artist (pseudonym)
A heatwave has swept across France, the UK, Spain and Italy, with multiple drownings and heat-related deaths reported as temperatures exceed records for May. Authorities warn of ongoing extreme heat through the week as storms and heat domes are expected to persist.
The Pont Neuf Cavern by JR has opened on Paris’s Pont Neuf, turning the city’s oldest bridge into an 18-metre-high artificial cavern. The installation blends fabric-wrapped rock, scent, sound and AR features to transform a famous crossing into an immersive sensory journey, running through June 28.
France has hosted a high-profile Versailles dinner and reception to keep President Trump engaged at the G7 summit, while Macron projects EU strategic autonomy amid domestic headwinds. Speakers emphasize Ukraine unity and sanctions on Russia as tensions simmer over broader transatlantic ties.