The World in Brief from The Economist

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Iran’s supreme leader absent from his father’s funeral; America’s birthday celebrations, and more
06/07/2026 | 3 min
Iran’s president said the mourning for Ali Khamenei was a testament to the former supreme leader’s “greatness, dignity and strength”.

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China beefs up its top brass; Khamenei’s funeral begins, and more
05/07/2026 | 3 min
Ukraine’s armed forces struck oil facilities in St Petersburg early on Saturday, in a long-range drone attack

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Clinical trial begins for Ebola treatment; Khamenei’s body lies in state, and more
04/07/2026 | 4 min
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, promoted two senior officers to general, the highest rank in the country’s armed forces

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America’s jobs market slows; Russia strikes Kyiv, and more
03/07/2026 | 3 min
America’s economy added 57,000 jobs in June, well below analysts’ expectations, a sign that the labour market has slowed after three months of strong growth.

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Trump’s crypto bonanza; Qatar reports “progress” after separate America-Iran talks, and more
02/07/2026 | 4 min
Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his cryptocurrency profits, after a new disclosure revealed that he earned more than $1bn from such ventures last year.

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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