Portugal, Switzerland and Egypt advance as Iran mourns, Kyiv searches rubble, Venezuela counts quake losses, NATO drafts pledges, Peru confirms a president, Europe counts heat deaths and India rewires tech hiring

In the past 24 hours, Portugal beat Croatia 2-1, Switzerland defeated Algeria 2-0 and Egypt advanced on penalties over Australia. Beyond football, Iran began funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, Kyiv mourned a deadly Russian strike, Venezuela's quake losses widened, NATO prepared Article 5 and Ukraine-aid language, Peru confirmed Keiko Fujimori's win, Europe revised heatwave deaths and India reported stronger AI hiring.