Some US government employees from the US Embassy in Baghdad and its consulate in Erbil have been ordered to leave Iraq.
In a statement, the US State Department said: "Normal visa services at both posts will be temporarily suspended".
A US State Department spokesman said the decision to withdraw the staff was based on escalating tensions between Washington and Iran.
He, however, didn't give details on how many personnel were leaving.
US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Hegseth
Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarising Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment, sources say
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to hospital in Islamabad late on Tuesday for medical treatment and returned to prison, sources said.
9 seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles
A public bus crashed into multiple vehicles in the Bundang district of South Korea on Wednesday, leaving 9 people seriously injured and 48 with minor injuries, according to the fire agency.
Congo's Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data show
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 11,000, according to government data.
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