The World in Brief from The Economist

Marine Le Pen, a French populist-right leader, said she would stand in next year’s presidential election, after an appeals court shortened her prison sentence and ban on running for public office; Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, said he would resign as an MP.

American officials said that Iranian forces struck two ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Also, Israel dismissed Hamas’s announcement that it would hand over some of its powers to run Gaza to an American-backed body.

Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to “review” a red card given to Folarin Balogun of the United States’ men’s football team, but denied influencing its decision to allow him to play in the next round of the World Cup against Belgium.

Huge crowds of mourners gathered in Tehran for the main funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran; Donald Trump confirmed that he asked FIFA to “review” a red card given to Folarin Balogun of the United States’ men’s football team, but denied influencing its decision to allow him to play in the next round of the World Cup against Belgium.

Huge crowds of mourners gathered in Tehran ahead of the main funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Also, China’s navy said it fired a ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean as part of “routine” training.

Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”.

Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”; Donald Trump addressed crowds on the National Mall in Washington to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

Donald Trump addressed crowds on the National Mall in Washington to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Iran’s president said the mourning in Iran for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”.

Ukraine’s armed forces struck oil facilities in St Petersburg early on Saturday, in a long-range drone attack