Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's feared Quds force, had just arrived at Baghdad airport early on Friday morning when a US Reaper drone fired four guided missiles at two cars, killing him.

U.S. stock index futures shed about 1 percent on Friday in the aftermath of the air strike in Baghdad that was authorized by President Donald Trump.

'The Coalition did NOT conduct airstrikes near Camp Taji (north of Baghdad) in recent days,' said Colonel Myles B. Caggins III, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve.

The notification is classified and likely describes Trump's justification for the attack that killed the high-level Iranian official, who was considered second in power to the Ayatollah.

Protesters across the West have gathered today to condemn the US drone strikes following the death of Iran's highest ranking general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.

Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia in Iraq at the centre of current tensions between Washington and Tehran, has threatened to attack US air bases in the country in revenge for the killing of Soleimani.

The 52 F-35A aircrafts, which are worth a whopping $4.2 billion, took off in quick succession from the Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday.

In the early hours of this morning representative of the supreme leader in Iran, Saeed Jalili (pictured) retaliated and mocked President Trump by posting an image of the Iranian flag.

Australia could potentially find itself embroiled in another conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a revenge rocket attack on American air bases in Iraq .

American soldiers were either flown out of the al-Asad base (left) by 11pm on Tuesday local time or were sheltering in bunkers - waiting until the missiles fell at around 1:30am on Wednesday.

Grace Campbell, 25, whose Yorkshire-born father Alastair served as the Downing Street press secretary, told Sunday Mirror Notebook she's spent her life competing for her dad's attention.

It's been less than a month since the 22-year-old reality star originally lightened her short raven bob

Kim Kardashian posted a throwback photo of herself with light hair and contemplated going blonde after quarantine is over. She said the time at home has allowed her hair to heal.

It began when Blair, 47, posted a photo showing her made up to look like Jenner and spoke about how she wished she was self-isolating with her and how much she loved her.

The governor of Hatay Doğa said the soldiers had been attacked in Idlib by regime forces and as a result 'twenty-nine were martyred'.

Three USAF B-2 stealth bombers (pictured) landed in Britain today as they continued to conduct military drills in NATO airspace amid heightened tensions with Russia.

Trenton Thurber had been trying to make it home to Tucson via JFK from Sheremetyevo International Airport on March 30 when his flight was canceled. 'There's no way to get out', he said.

The body of Dmitry Bosov, 52, who played ice hockey with Vladimir Putin, was discovered by his wife with a gunshot wound to his head in a 'suspected suicide' at his Moscow mansion.

A Turkish makeover show has gone viral after thanks to a model's dramatic reaction to a hairdresser cutting 30 cm from her hair without telling her. The model fainted on set and was in hysterics crying.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 'thoroughly rejected' Donald Trump's letter, dated October 9, and promptly threw it in the bin, officials have revealed.

Kelly Ripa is not hiding anything when it comes to the issue of hair struggles under quarantine.

To help those performing their own haircuts at home, NYC's Barba, launched the Quarancuts Virtual Hair School. Singer and actor Billy Porter enlisted to cut his husband's hair.

Grandmother-to-be Krissy Maloney said she was left aghast yesterday when she arrived at LaGuardia airport in Queens to find the gate of her departing American Airlines flight packed.

Tebas has previously accused Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain of 'ruining the entire system' and called for them to be thrown out of European competition.

Mo Farah has said that he has been left depressed over accusations that he lied about taking performance-enhancing injections.

Republican Senators John McCain and Ted Cruz applauded Donald Trump for ordering airstrikes on Syria on Thursday night saying he deserves the support of American people.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz tweeted about Chick-fil-A ban Friday: 'The citizens of beautiful San Antonio deserve more delicious sandwiches, and fewer rabid attacks against companies.'

Iowa State Fair has a long history of photo-ops: Donald Trump arriving in a helicopter; Hillary Clinton and a cow; Barack Obama riding bumper cars with Sasha and candidates like Joe Biden politicking.

Donald Trump on Monday knocked Barack Obama for receiving the Noble Peace Prize and said he would have one of his own 'if they gave it out fairly.'

The ad campaign is slated to run nearly nationwide beginning on Monday, and comes one day after Bloomberg filed paperwork creating a presidential campaign committee.

Fourteen mayors and political leaders from across the country including London's mayor Sadiq Khan have demanded funding to establish 'clean air zones' in city centres.

Brian Woodhead, Customer Service Director of Transport for London, revealed there had been a two percent reduction in passenger numbers across TfL last week (pictured, commuters).

Ion Tiriac, a former Romanian tennis star, gave a scathing assessment of the match between Ash Barty and Markéta Vondroušová.

Insisting 'the best British experts' should be involved in the investigation into the incident in Tehran, Boris Johnson said last night: 'The loss of life is a tragedy.

Nigel Farage (pictured) had been receiving calls on his LBC radio show. Caller Mark spoke about Britain and Europe before poking fun at the Brexit Party leader.

The US President said he had watched interviews of the Duchess of Sussex complaining about her treatment from the tabloid Press and realised she had taken the criticism 'very personally'.

Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice today announced he will contest the 2019 general election as he revealed he will stand in the pro-Leave seat of Hartlepool.

Annunziata Rees-Mogg, 40, remains loyal to Nigel Farage despite fears he could strip votes out of her brother Jacob's Conservative party at the general election on December 12.

Frankly, I can think of few more pleasing things to do than batter Alastair Campbell to a pulp for the delectation of the British public. But my sons weren't so keen

Sipping a glass of red wine, the Brexit Party leader said 'we are all locked down' and 'there isn't much else to do' as he held a Q&A on Facebook Live last night.

'There was strong interest, but honestly, I'd just made this romantic epic with Leo in Mexico City, which is where they were going to shoot Titanic, and I just didn't have it in me,' the actress, 40, said.

The model, 22, cut an elegant figure in a black sequin gown and satin evening gloves as she headed to Vanity Fair's Oscars bash on Sunday without her boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio, 45.

The actress broke out opposite Jared Leto on the 90s MTV series My So-Called Life and later starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1996 motion picture Romeo + Juliet.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE WANDA METROPOLITANO: Diego Costa appears at the doorway of the dressing-room before kick off. 'Lads,' he announces with a big grin. 'It's Arsenal.'

The Pyongyang strongman beamed as he led Xi on a stroll through the gardens of the city's state guest house and hosted a lunch with

Donald Trump is closing down Washington D.C.'s airspace for his 'biggest fireworks ever' and Air Force One flyby, causing two hours of delays and cancellations for July 4 travelers in the capital.

A Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 14, in the latest of a number of weapon launches from the country. The image was shared by North Korea.

The Santa Barbara native wore a long blonde wig with a wide black headband and a full face of makeup, including winged liner. And she added large yellow and white earrings.

Mitchell posted a photo to Instagram of a photo of a crowd of swimmers on Coogee beach alongside a snap of his camping group sitting around a fire, with the caption 'one group of people is coloured!'

The sacrifices being made by the New Zealand Warriors was laid bare when a picture of Adam Blair hugging his inconsolable as son at the airport was shared on social media.