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.
At least 90 dead in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years
At least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining accident since at least 2009.
Israeli strikes kill six Lebanese medics in 24 hours, health ministry says
Six Lebanese paramedics have been killed in two Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon in the span of 24 hours, Lebanon's health ministry said on Friday, condemning the attacks as violations of international law.
Death toll in student dorm strike rises to 10, official says
The death toll from a drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 10 from six, a Russian-installed official said on Saturday.
US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply
Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the country via the State Department, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said on Friday, in a move criticized by aid groups.
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