extr Ukraine: Level 4: Do Not Travel
Effective 6181 years ago ---
There are no serious national events at this time.
Multiple regional tensions and localized natural disasters require monitoring, but no imminent global threats or widespread US civilian dangers are evident. Medium-term geopolitical risks in the Middle East and Eastern Europe warrant elevated preparedness postures. Current conditions support a sustained alert state without crisis-level escalation.
LAST UPDATED 02-25-2026 @ 12:32noon (CST)World Clock
At time of updateWashington, D.C.
01:32PMLos Angeles
10:32AMLondon
06:32PMMoscow
09:32PMBeijing
02:32AMUrgent
The most severe events and alertsextr Mali: Level 4: Do Not Travel
Effective 4177 years ago ---
extr North Korea: Level 4: Do Not Travel
Effective 177 years ago ---
extr Iraq: Level 4: Do Not Travel
Effective 177 years ago ---
extr Lebanon: Level 4: Do Not Travel
Effective 176 years ago ---
extr Burma (Myanmar): Level 4: Do Not Travel
Effective 26 years ago ---
Alerts
The most recent alertsadvi Test Message
Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 4 min ago Expires in 6 min
advi Small Craft Advisory
Haines, AK
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 9 hr
advi Small Craft Advisory
Juneau, AK
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 9 hr
advi Small Craft Advisory
Sitka, AK
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 9 hr
advi Small Craft Advisory
Ketchikan, AK
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 9 hr
Events
The most recent eventsadvi AVO Shishaldin YELLOW/ADVISORY - Low-level unrest continues, with small volcanic earthquakes and periods of tremor.
King Cove, AK Effective 17 min ago
watc AVO Great Sitkin ORANGE/WATCH - Slow eruption of lava within the summit crater continues.
--- Effective 17 min ago
ok M 2.6 - 94 km S of McCarthy, Alaska
Cordova, AK Effective 35 min ago
ok M 2.6 - 5 km NE of Kasilof, Alaska
Cohoe, AK Effective 39 min ago
ok Green earthquake (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:248.692km) in Vanuatu 25/02/2026 17:12 UTC, 40 thousand in 100km.
Isangel, Tafea Effective 42 min ago
Financial
The latest global financial dataDogecoin (DOGE)
0.10356
13.35%
Coinbase
Cardano (ADA)
0.2978
15.11%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
88.81
12.43%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
2077.42
12.18%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
69368.67
8.27%
Coinbase
DAX
25175.94
0.76%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
6940.2
0.73%
Yahoo Finance
DOW
49463.68
0.59%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10806.41
1.18%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
58583.12
2.20%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
49524
0.58%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
65.78
0.23%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
5226.4
0.97%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
18.4
-5.88%
Yahoo Finance
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
2.937
0.44%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
2.834
0.04%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
2.852
0.60%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
2.962
-0.17%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
2.748
---%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
2.675
-0.30%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
2.532
2.01%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
2.662
-2.74%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
4.111
1.63%
US EIA
Global financial markets exhibited broad positive momentum with cryptocurrency assets leading gains. Bitcoin rose 5.31% to $67,469.53, Ethereum climbed 9.12% to $2,020.80, Solana advanced 9.20% to $86.26, and Cardano surged 12.83% to $0.2919. Major equity indices posted modest gains: the Nikkei led with 2.20% growth, FTSE 100 increased 0.88%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.46%. Commodity markets showed mixed signals with gold up 0.61% at $5,208, while crude oil declined 0.37% to $65.39 per barrel. Gasoline prices showed regional volatility, with the West Coast up 1.63% and Gulf Coast up 2.01%, while the Volatility Index dropped 3.68%, indicating reduced market stress.
Data
The latest global dataSaudi Arabia
Level 2
British Virgin Islands
Level 1
Curaçao
Level 1
Liechtenstein
Level 1
Botswana
Level 2
Bonaire
Level 1
South Korea
Level 1
Australia
Level 1
Brazil
Level 2
Angola
Level 2
Ireland
Level 1
North Macedonia
Level 1
Cambodia
Level 2
Mauritania
Level 3
Brunei
Level 1
Ukraine
Level 4
El Salvador
Level 1
Netherlands
Level 2
Mali
Level 4
Samoa
Level 1
French Polynesia
Level 1
Morocco
Level 2
Serbia
Level 2
Jamaica
Level 2
Kingdom of Denmark
Level 2
Grenada
Level 2
Georgia
Level 1
Latvia
Level 1
Nauru
Level 1
French West Indies
Level 1
Bhutan
Level 1
Kiribati
Level 1
Dominica
Level 1
Switzerland
Level 1
Guyana
Level 3
Lithuania
Level 1
Chile
Level 2
Greece
Level 1
Sao Tome and Principe
Level 2
Timor
Level 2
Benin
Level 2
Slovenia
Level 1
Cote d Ivoire
Level 2
Portugal
Level 1
Argentina
Level 1
Senegal
Level 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Level 1
Nepal
Level 3
Palau
Level 1
Tunisia
Level 2
Anguilla
Level 1
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Level 1
North Korea
Level 4
Aruba
Level 1
United Arab Emirates
Level 2
Luxembourg
Level 1
Iraq
Level 4
Lebanon
Level 4
Peru
Level 2
Tajikistan
Level 2
Tajikistan
Level 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Level 2
Oman
Level 2
Iceland
Level 1
Burundi
Level 3
Burma (Myanmar)
Level 4
Philippines
Level 2
Suriname
Level 1
Iran
Level 4
Maldives
Level 2
Papua New Guinea
Level 3
Moldova
Level 2
Greenland
Level 2
Uzbekistan
Level 1
Belgium
Level 2
Kyrgyzstan
Level 1
Afghanistan
Level 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Level 3
Bangladesh
Level 3
Seychelles
Level 1
Seychelles
Level 1
Cabo Verde
Level 1
Jordan
Level 2
Belize
Level 2
Liberia
Level 2
Taiwan
Level 1
Taiwan
Level 1
Niger
Level 4
Romania
Level 1
Sierra Leone
Level 2
Sierra Leone
Level 2
Armenia
Level 2
Mexico Travel Advisory
Level 2
Thailand
Level 2
Rwanda
Level 2
Haiti
Level 4
Libya
Level 4
Haiti
Level 4
Trinidad and Tobago
Level 3
Qatar
Level 1
Colombia
Level 3
Poland
Level 1
Poland
Level 1
India
Level 2
Dominican Republic
Level 2
Canada
Level 1
Malta
Level 1
Uruguay
Level 2
Cuba
Level 2
France
Level 2
Somalia
Level 4
United Kingdom
Level 2
South Africa
Level 2
Macau
Level 3
Indonesia
Level 2
Solomon Islands
Level 2
Burkina Faso
Level 4
The Bahamas
Level 2
Singapore
Level 1
Barbados
Level 1
Mongolia
Level 1
Federated States of Micronesia
Level 1
Fiji
Level 1
Tuvalu
Level 1
Albania
Level 2
Guatemala
Level 3
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
Togo
Level 2
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
Togo
Level 2
Republic of the Congo
Level 2
Turkey
Level 2
Cayman Islands
Level 1
Lesotho
Level 2
Bahrain
Level 2
Montserrat
Level 1
Hungary
Level 1
Finland
Level 1
Saint Lucia
Level 1
Sweden
Level 2
Estonia
Level 1
Bolivia
Level 2
Sint Maarten
Level 1
Costa Rica
Level 2
Zimbabwe
Level 2
Ethiopia
Level 3
Eritrea
Level 2
Antigua and Barbuda
Level 1
Honduras
Level 3
Algeria
Level 2
Eswatini
Level 2
Slovakia
Level 1
Solar Radiation
none
Radio Blackout
none
Geomagnetic Storm
none
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 4 - BLUE
International travel advisories indicate elevated caution in multiple regions. Ukraine and Mali maintain Level 4 (Do Not Travel) status due to security concerns. Mauritania, Guyana, and Nepal are at Level 3 (Reconsider Travel). Approximately 18 countries are at Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution), including Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Angola, Cambodia, Netherlands, Serbia, Jamaica, Denmark, Chile, and others. The majority of countries worldwide remain at Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions). These advisories reflect long-standing regional instability and security assessments rather than acute emerging threats to US citizens.
Headlines
The latest headlines of interest!!! Iran-US talks set to resume in Geneva as Trump ups pressure
France24 ---
!!! Trump lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union address
France24 ---
!!! US forces board third Venezuela-linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean
South China Morning Post ---
!!! Russia accuses Ukraine of seeking to acquire nuclear weapon with help from UK and France
South China Morning Post ---
!!! Moscow warns against plot to arm Kiev with nukes
Russia Today ---
!!! NATO nations plotting to smuggle nuke into Ukraine – Russian intel
Russia Today ---
!!! US aiming to shift blame for Iran strikes onto Israel – source
Russia Today ---
!!! Deadly fighting in Alawite heartland city in Syria
Al Jazeera ---
!!! Syria confirms mass escape of suspected Islamic State jihadists' relatives from detention camp
France24 ---
!!! Military government air strikes kill 17 in western Myanmar state
Al Jazeera ---
!!! Russia aware of foreign Black Sea gas pipeline sabotage plot – Putin
Russia Today ---
Displaced Sudanese women caught up in war suffer wretched Ramadan
Al Jazeera ---
UN: 6.5 million in Somalia facing hunger
Al Jazeera ---
Japan to install missiles near Taiwan: Are China tensions set to spike?
Al Jazeera ---
Four years into the Ukraine war, Moscow sees vindication, not failure
Al Jazeera ---
Military government air strikes kill 17 in western Myanmar state
Al Jazeera ---
Zimbabwe imposes ban on exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrate
Al Jazeera ---
Deadly fighting in Alawite heartland city in Syria
Al Jazeera ---
Syria confirms mass escape of suspected Islamic State jihadists' relatives from detention camp
France24 ---
Iran-US talks set to resume in Geneva as Trump ups pressure
France24 ---
Trump lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union address
France24 ---
Cubans struggle to make ends meet amid blackouts and fuel shortages
France24 ---
As relations sour, signs anti-Japanese sentiment rising in China
France24 ---
US forces board third Venezuela-linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean
South China Morning Post ---
EU too slow to act as China rewrites global trade rules, trade chief Sefcovic warns
South China Morning Post ---
Russia accuses Ukraine of seeking to acquire nuclear weapon with help from UK and France
South China Morning Post ---
Zelensky claims West could use elections to oust him
Russia Today ---
Moscow warns against plot to arm Kiev with nukes
Russia Today ---
NATO nations plotting to smuggle nuke into Ukraine – Russian intel
Russia Today ---
Rebel spokesperson killed in DR Congo – media
Russia Today ---
Kiev and Moscow should avoid strikes on leadership centers – Zelensky chief of staff
Russia Today ---
US aiming to shift blame for Iran strikes onto Israel – source
Russia Today ---
Zelensky demands €90 billion EU loan
Russia Today ---
Russia aware of foreign Black Sea gas pipeline sabotage plot – Putin
Russia Today ---
Cinco países europeos invertirán millones para usar tecnología ucraniana en defensa antidrones
Associated Press ---
Floods ravage Minas Gerais, killing 36 as rescuers race to find dozens missing
Associated Press ---
US to end health aid to Zimbabwe after funding talks collapse
Associated Press ---
World Cup host city in Mexico marked by violence months before its first match
Associated Press ---
Prominent Russian scholar of North Korea says he was expelled from Latvia following detention
Associated Press ---
Global tensions are escalating rapidly across Iran, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific regions with active military operations and serious escalation risks.
