Parliament speaker Ali Larijani compared Soleimani's killing to the 1953 CIA-backed coup that cemented the shah's power and to the U.S. Navy's shootdown of an Iranian passenger plane.

Brent crude futures, spiked by more than $3 per barrel in London before retreating as stock markets in London and Frankfurt opened lower before recovering some of its losses.

Iran's first retaliatory move was delivered in a 22-missile strike on US bases in Iraq last night. However, despite an array of devastating options it is believed the Ayatollah pulled his punches.

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 .

Hundreds of Australian troops will stay in Iraq after Iranian rockets fired on US-led military bases in the country. Australia has several hundred troops deployed to Iraq along with a team of diplomatic staff.

Iranians prepared for missile strikes on two Iraqi airbases housing U.S. troops by making sure intelligence could detect the plans via satellites and eavesdropping, officials say.

The State Department warned that Iraq's access to its main account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York could be shut off if the Iraqi government asks American troops to leave.

A soldier stationed in Iraq spotted two men breaking into his Illinois garage. Soldier Richard Wharton was 6,500 miles away and using an app on his phone spotted the burglars walking out with tools.

America ranked top in a new survey looking at 'soft power' - a country's ability to influence others without using military or economic might - followed by Germany and the UK, researchers found.

Kim Kardashian shared a tweet sent to her by her sister Kourtney featuring a passage written by the late psychic Sylvia Browne that some have suggested pointed toward the coronavirus years ago.

The 39-year-old captioned the photo of Psalm, 10 months, sucking his thumb: 'My baby boy is so handsome and sweet.'

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared some sultry photos from a photoshoot she did back in 2018.

The 24-year-old Society Management Model wrote: 'I miss my friends. The sooner we quarantine, the sooner we can get back to our peoples again'

Kim Kardashian loves Tristan Thompson 'like a brother' even though he was serially unfaithful to her little sister Khloe Kardashian, she revealed on Twitter after the new premiere of her show.

Khloe Kardashian has revealed she watched the season 18 premiere of Keeping Up with the Kardashians with ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson.

Khloé Kardashian claimed she has forgiven both Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods, though she disputed Jordyn's claims that the NBA star kissed her at a party without her consent.

Khloe Kardashian shared sweet videos of her 23-month-old daughter playing with toys to Instagram on Tuesday as they isolate with Tristan Thompson amid the coronavirus pandemic.

After shedding her claws in a blowout fight with Kim Kardashian on the season premiere of KUWTK, Kourtney Kardashian showed her wild side in a skin-tight animal print gown.

Kourtney Kardashian had some fun in a bouncy castle on Easter - so much so that she bounced birthday girl True Thompson into the air. Luckily, the toddler was fine.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic the Kardashian clan had to spend Easter apart. And Kourtney Kardashian gave her 89 million followers a little look into her 'quarantine Easter.'

The 39-year-old reality star and her six-year-old princess held hands during the Yeezy Season 8 after-party held at cocktail bar Le Piaf back on March 2

Khloe Kardashian has some co-parenting issues on her mind with her NBA player ex, Tristan Thompson, over him spending months away from their daughter True, who recently turned two.

The 35-year-old reality star jokingly told Tristan Thompson, 29, she might want some of his sperm to have another baby on Thursday's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

'Although being co-parents instead of being together is not the ultimate situation in Khloé's mind, she is very happy about how she and Tristan are raising True,' a source told People of their relationship.

The 29-year-old basketball player told Khloé Kardashian he was 'on board' with being her future sperm donor on Thursday's episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

The Suffolk town is the only British destination in the global ranking for this category. It comes 14th in the list. Attractions include the New Wolsey Theatre, Christchurch Mansion and 'unique shops'.

Andrey Postnikov recorded the dramatic encounter alongside the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The man was eventually pulled from the water and taken to Mariinsky Hospital.

Natalia Korotova, 33, from Perm Krai in Russia, is the proud owner of London, a nine-month-old puma, who is already incredibly large and a big presence in her home.

President Donald Trump Trump told Fox News interviewers Monday his next call was to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with an oil price war and trade on the agenda.

The former Scottish First Minister was widely criticised for taking a job with Vladimir Putin's 'propaganda' channel, formerly known as Russia Today, on its English-language service.

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 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 27, is busy promoting her cover shoot for Health magazine's September issue.

Officers were called to the party following a tip-off and found the third-floor gathering in a vacant commercial building on West 23rd Street in Manhattan's Flatiron District.

NYC photographer Jeremy Cohen, 28, has photographed people hanging out on nearby roofs in Brooklyn. He's seen then painting, dancing, working out, and playing guitar.

Stephanie March as joined forces with photographer Melanie Dunea, on Treats Help, a new initiative that benefits both the ailing restaurant industry as well as those on the front lines of fighting COVID-19.

Silverman was accompanied as she usually is by her pal Annie Segal. 'It makes us feel connected and that we aren't alone,' Sarah has explained about her commitment to the salute.

Chaos broke out between law enforcement and mourners at the Orthodox Jewish funeral of Rabbi Cheskel Wagshel in Borough Park Thursday.

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

After taking his son out for his first public steps the day before, Andy Cohen celebrated a smaller milestone when his son Ben went for a walk in flip flops for the first time.

LIZ BYRNES IN GWANGJU: Peaty has hit out at swimming's governing body for refusing to respect freedom of speech after his Scott was warned for protesting against Yang.

Australian swimmer Shayna Jack reportedly failed a doping test ahead of the World Championships.

Sun Yang was pictured walking through Hangzhou International Airport in China on Sunday after winning gold in the 200m freestyle at the World Championships in South Korea.

The 23-year-old refused to share the podium with victorious Sun after winning silver in the men's 400m freestyle final at FINA's World Championships in South Korea on July 21.

The American, who is the heavy favourite to win the 100m in Doha, had faced a potential suspension after three missed tests in a 12-month period, as revealed by Sportsmail .

MATT HUGHES: Russia are facing a worldwide ban from all major sports events after being given three weeks to explain signs of tampering with drug tests. 

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: Christian Coleman is on course for 100 metre glory at the World Athletics Championships but his doping violations mean he can't replace Usain Bolt as the face of the sport.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: In the end it was all too much for Muir. There were simply too many injuries and one athlete who ran the sixth quickest 1500m time in history.

Russia could be set for a new ban from major international sporting events like next summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games over claimed inconsistencies in anti-doping data.

Two-time London marathon winner Kenyan Wilson Kipsang has been provisionally suspended for whereabouts failures and tampering with samples, the Athletics Integrity Unit revealed.

ROB DRAPER AND PETER ALLEN IN PARIS: A criminal trial will start on Monday with some huge names on the International Olympic Committee sweating to see if they are named in court.