The absurd life of Boris Johnson, the man who could be Britain's next Conservative prime minister

Former London Mayor Boris Johnson led the campaign for Britain to leave the EU, and now he has reason to celebrate.

Thursday's referendum ended in a narrow win for the "Leave" side.

Not only did Boris' cause emerge victorious, but he's also a favorite to replace David Cameron as prime minister, now that Cameron has announced his intention to resign.

Johnson is a clownish character, but he's got enviable popularity levels and is known by his first name across the UK. He's even affectionately referred to as "BoJo" over social media.

Here are some pictures of his life and rise to power.

Mike Bird contributed to a previous version of this article.

Incredible photos from the US Army's massive European airborne training operation

An Italian paratrooper prepares for a static line jump in a US Air Force C-130J during exercise Swift Response 16.

Staging aircraft carriers offshore or using drones from far away can be great assets in modern warfare. However, sometimes it's necessary to go back to the basics when responding to a global crisis.

Exercise Swift Response 16, a month-long operation led by US forces, was conducted to keep up with traditional and newer methods of combat. Over 5,000 troops from nations such as France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy took part in this massive airborne exercise to conduct a rapid-response, joint forcible-entry scenario. While working with their European allies, US forces also participated in notable scenarios, such as staging a base within 18 hours of notification.

Here are several pictures of the multinational airborne exercise:

HAASS: Brexit is a 'warning' for Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton.

Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass said Friday that the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union should give Hillary Clinton's US presidential campaign a reason to worry.

Thursday's vote in favor of a British exit from the EU, or Brexit, signals a rise in the populism and nationalism on which US presidential candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have built their campaigns.

Photos of the three Australians kidnapped by gunmen in Calabar

Peter Zoutenbier, Jack Couranz and Mark Gabbedy are the three Australians kidnapped in Calabar, their families have confirmed. The fourth Mr Coot managed to escape.

Mark Gabbedy, who is understood to originally be from Tasmania but had worked in Western Australia. He had been working in Nigeria for the past 15 months as a project manager. Engineer Mr Couranz from Perth studied at Curtin University and had been with Macmahon since 2012. 

28 year old Kuwaiti man married 4 women at once after his ex dared him if he could find one woman to marry him

Some guy shared the photo on Twitter and claims this is what happened. Really?

Kanye West premieres 'Famous video' with these famous people all in one bed

Kanye West tries to break the Internet as he premiered his Famous video, at The Forum in Inglewood California, Friday night with the video showing a picture of nude famous people all in one bed. I see Kim and Kanye, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Caitlyn Jenner, Amber Rose, Donald Trump, Chris Brown, etc. Who else do you see?

He can't catch a break! Justin Bieber sprains ankle playing basketball... after getting stranded following tour bus trouble in Indiana and falling off stage in Canada

It's been a rough week for Justin Bieber following an embarrassing fall off stage in Saskatoon, Canada, and an unplanned stop in Hamilton, Indiana after his tour bus required repairs.

And on Friday the 22-year-old took to Instagram to report that he had sprained his ankle playing basketball.

Justin shared a photograph of his injured ankle submerged in ice as he alerted fans heading to the U.S. Bank Arena show that he would be 'taking it easy.'

Ouch! Justin Bieber looked to be in pain in a Snapchat photo shared after he fell while playing basketball on Friday