Society · July 2026

Spain on July 1 reported that a heat wave has killed over 1,000 people in the country's second-hottest June on record, with temperatures continuing to strain emergency services. Italy's deadly heatwave also began to loosen its grip, though red alerts had been issued across 25 of its 27 biggest cities in recent days. The extreme heat across Southern Europe has prompted widespread health warnings and emergency measures. Cyprus recorded 17 femicides since 2020, according to official data released on July 1. Manfred Weber attacked Spain's plan to regularise migrants, calling the mass amnesty scheme a pull factor for irregular migration. A traditionalist Catholic group consecrated four new bishops despite Vatican opposition, deepening a schism within the Church. Inter Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni is being investigated in an under-age prostitution case, Italian media reported.