(FILES) Algeria's Bilal Tabti (R) competes in the men's steeple 3000m event of the Wanda Diamond League athletics meeting at the Charlety stadium in Paris on June 20, 2025. Paris police prefect asked on June 26, 2026, the organizers of "large-scale" events scheduled for this weekend in Parissuch as the Solidays festival, the Pride March, and the Charlety athletics meetto cancel their events. The police prefecture justified this request by citing the "exceptional heatwave that has been ongoing since June 21," which is placing a strain on emergency services and healthcare facilities. In a statement, the prefecture warned that if the organizers in question do not "agree" to cancel these events, "the police prefect will ban them by official order." (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images)