BERLIN, June 27 — Germans braced for sweltering conditions today as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe was expected to move east after temperatures broke...

Extreme heat warnings are in force across Germany this week, with temperatures expected to climb to around 40C on Friday.

A heatwave sweeping Europe was starting to peak in Germany on Thursday, with several open-air events cancelled and temperatures expected to top 40C through the weekend.