The World in Brief from The Economist

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

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

Mourners gathered in Tehran as the funeral ceremonies began for Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former supreme leader who was killed in February; China’s leader, Xi Jinping, promoted two senior officers to general, the highest rank in the country’s armed forces.

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, promoted two senior officers to general, the highest rank in the country’s armed forces

Iranian and foreign officials visited the body of Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former Supreme Leader who was killed in February, as he lay in state in Tehran; A clinical trial began for possible treatments for the strain of Ebola behind a recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.