BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese embassy in Israel has urged Chinese citizens to return home or leave the country via land border crossings as soon as possible, on grounds that the security situation has deteriorated and Israeli airspace remained closed.

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

The move comes after the Iranian defense minister warned that Tehran would target U.S. bases in the area if tensions escalated.

The U.S. Embassy in Israel was damaged Monday after it was struck in a new missile barrage from Iran, as Israel claims "full air superiority" over Tehran.

State Department orders departure of nonessential staff from embassy in Baghdad due to concern over increased security risks in the region.

The Indian embassy has further called on Indian nationals who wish to leave Israel to ensure they have the proper documents to cross the land borders.

Indian embassy requested Indian nationals in Tehran to get in touch with the embassy immediately and provide their location and contact numbers.

A drone flew over the grounds of Russia’s trade mission in Sweden and dropped a bag of paint near its main entrance on Monday night, according to the Russian embassy in Stockholm.

Amid the escalating military situation in Lebanon, the Sri Lankan Embassy has urged all Sri Lankan nationals in the country to exercise heightened caution.