The Taliban militants have in recent weeks upped the ante, going on a massive rampage across the war-torn country, prompting Biden to call back his embassy staff from Kabul

Protesters in Myanmar hold overnight candle-lit vigils for those killed by the country’s military regime, and the US orders its non-essential diplomats to leave the country amid continued violence.

The US has accused China of “escalation” over a Beijing decision to impose reciprocal restrictive measures on all American diplomats in China.