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.

Major cities are on heightened alert amid fears that the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group may have sleeper cells in the U.S. that are ready to retaliate.

Video game Conflict of Nations: World War 3 tweeted: 'Iran starting World War 3? Simulate any #WWIII scenario you can think of in Conflict of Nations right now!'

The image (pictured) appears to show General Qassem Soleimani being welcomed into paradise by Imam Hussein following his death in a US air strike yesterday morning.

Mike Pompeo has accused European allies including the UK, France and Germany of 'not being helpful enough' over the attack while heaping praise on regional allies including Israel.

Kerr, left, tweeted Friday to say Pence, right, 'is lying about Soleimani's involvement in 9/11'. He added: 'One thing I've learned...is to not believe our government when it comes to matters of war.'

Cleavon Gilman, who works at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights, tweeted his horror with a video of a packed Sheep Meadow in Central Park on Saturday.

The 22-year-old 'self-made' billionaire complained that King's Hawaiian wasn't her usual brand of buns

Even though she's one of the most photographed women on the planet, her curves still shock and defy all expectations.

The midfielder posted 10 pictures on Instagram from Croatia's stunning 3-0 victory over Argentina in Russia, but one photo has irked a number of fans, which shows Rakitic dribbling past Messi.

It follows from what had been an arduous task for the UFC chief in finding a new location to host the highly-anticipated fight, with a host of venues across the United States refusing to host the event.

Saudi Arabia, Russia and others agreed to slash their output by nearly 10million barrels per day to prop up prices after a slump in demand.

Vladimir Putin (pictured) has seen his trust ratings fall following dissatisfaction with the Russian government's handling of the coronavirus crisis as cases of the disease continue to rise.

The 27-year-old actress, model and Sports Illustrated cover girl was spotted showing off her amazing figute as she left the swanky London Hotel in Beverly Hills on Friday when the heat hit 84F. .

Kate Upton appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. The supermodel was in great spirits as she helped the host spoof 80s aerobic exercise videos in a hilarious clip.

The 1960 300 SL Roadster, now listed for $1.095 million through a classic car dealer in New York City, was discovered in storage by relatives of an Indiana man who recently passed away.

NYC will begin storing the bodies of coronavirus victims in freezer trucks to help ease the strain on the city's overflowing hospital morgues and overwhelmed funeral homes.

New cast member Leah McSweeney got her friends to strip naked and trash Ramona Singer's Southampton house on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives of New York City.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray were heckled as they strolled through Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Saturday, criticized for traveling to Brooklyn for a walk.

The New York governor, left, fumed about the issue, inset, during his daily briefing Tuesday. An MTA official said the situation was a 'problem of de Blasio's, right, own making'.

The supermodel, 51, looked effortlessly chic as she took a stroll on a windy day in New York City on Thursday.

The 44-year-old reality star cried along with her mother Dale Mercer as the former 'It girl' regained her 'spark' on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives Of New York City.

White has yielded plenty of criticism for his promotion's handling of the crisis, with the 50-year-old fighting tooth and nail to save UFC 249, which was set to be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov.

The Swedish catwalk princess was modeling a bra and shorts that showed off her slender figure that has helped her get jobs with Victoria's Secret, H&M and Shiseido.

In the three major indicators of spread - daily new hospitalizations, daily deaths and total hospitalizations - the speed of the increase was nearly twice that of the decline since the peak.

According to the Mirror, Barnsley boss Gerhard Struber held a team meeting to break the news last week before informing the group that Diaby would not be featuring against Bristol City last Saturday.

Barnsley have suspended Bambo Diaby while the FA investigate an alleged anti-doping violation by the defender. The 22-year-old is believed to have been tested after a 3-2 defeat at Blackburn last November.

Adam Peaty hit out at 'fool' Sun Yang for 'disrespecting' swimming after China's three-time Olympic champion was banned for eight years for missing a doping test.

Mark Hunt has reignited his feud with Dana White by launching a foul-mouthed attack on the UFC president and the way he runs the mixed martial arts company.

Rio Ferdinand criticised Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian for his errors leading to Atletico Madrid's goals as the Premier League side crashed out of the Champions League last-16 stage. 

The Republican candidate capped off a terrible Tuesday, which saw dire performances in five northeastern primaries, when he made a blunder at a rally in Knightstown, Indiana.

Steaming over Donald Trump's invocation of a National Enquirer story about his dad, Cruz labels his rival a 'pathological liar' and 'serial philanderer' who is fooling his supporters.

Heidi Cruz said on a campaign 'Prayer Team' call that 'it took 25 years to defeat slavery.' She was comparing husband Ted's short rise to 2nd place in the GOP presidential race with longer struggles.

Simpsons showrunner Al Jean (left) was quick to shut down Ted Cruz (right) on Thursday after the Texas senator used the cartoon's characters to make a point.

About 20 activists from far-left group Smash Racism DC gathered outside the Fox News host's house on Wednesday around 6.30pm where they banged on his door and chanting slogans.

Kaepernick had shared a video montage of depictions of slavery and modern-day videos of police brutality on Twitter but Cruz claimed they lacked context and he interjected to add it.

The chief, emotional during a news conference because one of his officers was gunned down, called on the law makers to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act to prevent further violence.

Donald Trump's Senior Advisor Stephen Miller compared the Ukrainian saga to a 'little Nancy Drew novel.' Miller told Fox News Sunday that Trump is the real 'whistle-blower.'

President Trump lashed out at Susan Rice on Friday as a 'disaster' before Barack Obama's national security adviser clapped back by calling him 'gross' for hugging her at a DC dinner in 2015.

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast to play former President Barack Obama in A Higher Loyalty, a CBS miniseries based on the book by fired FBI Director James Comey.

Sahar Nowrouzzadeh (pictured), who had worked on the Iran nuclear deal under Barack Obama, was demoted in April 2017 shortly after Trump took office as US President.

'No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy like the debacle in Wisconsin this week,' the former president, Barack Obama, tweeted on Saturday.

Strain has been heaped on the relationship between Washington and City Hall in recent months as both men publicly criticise each other's administrations.

'Many Pols exercise for hours, or travel for weeks. Me, I run through one of my courses (very inexpensive). President Obama would fly to Hawaii,' Trump jabbed on Twitter.

Dr Mark Berry, of Royal Holloway University, suggested that the Leave Means Leave event on January 31 in Parliament Square was similar to the Nazi's vicious assaults on Jewish property in 1938.

Sadiq Khan tweeted to congratulate the brand that specialises in nude underwear for people of colour on winning Transport for London's Diversity in Advertising competition.

London's Tube network is packed again today as the Mayor of London was accused of 'risking lives' after slashing number of trains at a time of national emergency .

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Barely two months ago, Jo Konta was in the bowels of the Miami Dolphins stadium, desolate after being routed by Chinese player Qiang Wang.

Amanda Anisimova has become the first tennis player born in the 2000s to reach the semis of a grand slam after upsetting defending champ Simona Halep in the French Open quarter-finals on Thursday.

There were no signs of a French Open hangover from Johanna Konta as the British No 1 returned to winning ways, then reaffirmed her desire for Grand Slam glory.