The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest.

The United States is advising its citizens in the Middle East and North Africa region to exercise increased caution due to heightened regional tensions, the US State Department said on Thursday. Sending out a security alert,

Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic travelled to the Ukrainian city of Odesa for a regional summit on Wednesday, the first time the Moscow-friendly leader has visited the country during his 12 years in power.