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There are no serious national events at this time.

Multiple geopolitical tensions are escalating globally, including sharply deteriorated US-Iran relations with military signals, an active Cuba-US maritime incident with casualties, and ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict with nuclear rhetoric, while domestic conditions remain stable. These developments warrant elevated monitoring for potential escalation within weeks to months.

LAST UPDATED 02-26-2026 @ 04:07AM (CST)

World Clock

At time of update

Washington, D.C.

05:07AM

Los Angeles

02:07AM

London

10:07AM

Moscow

01:07PM

Beijing

06:07PM

Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

extr Ukraine: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 6181 years ago ---

extr 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 Syria: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 70 years ago ---

Alerts

The most recent alerts

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 10 min ago Expires in 18 s

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 10 min ago Expires in 18 s

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 10 min ago Expires in 18 s

advi Rip Current Statement

Green Valley Farms, TX
Effective 10 min ago Expires in 14 hr

advi Rip Current Statement

Green Valley Farms, TX
Effective 10 min ago Expires in 14 hr

Events

The most recent events

ok Green earthquake (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:109.876km) in Chile 26/02/2026 09:07 UTC, 160 thousand in 100km.

Calama, Antofagasta Effective 43 min ago

watc M 4.9 - 73 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile

Calama, Antofagasta Effective 60 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.09994
-1.00%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
2076.7
0.92%
Coinbase
Cardano (ADA)
0.2945
-0.91%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
68595.07
0.89%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
88.38
0.36%
Coinbase
DOW
49482.15
0.63%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
6946.13
0.81%
Yahoo Finance
DAX
25201.2
0.10%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10824.68
0.17%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
58753.39
0.29%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
17.89
-0.22%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
49466
-0.14%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
65.01
-0.63%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
5203.2
-0.44%
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 demonstrate mixed but generally positive performance, with major U.S. indices gaining ground: the S&P 500 up 0.81%, DOW up 0.62%, and FTSE 100 up 0.20%. Cryptocurrency markets show mixed results with Bitcoin up 0.88% and Ethereum up 0.78%, while Cardano and Dogecoin declined modestly. Commodity markets exhibit weakness with crude oil down 0.90% and gold down 0.53%, though gasoline prices show significant regional volatility ranging from declines of 2.74% in the Rocky Mountain region to increases of 2.01% on the Gulf Coast.

Data

The latest global data
Saudi Arabia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
British Virgin Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Curaçao
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Liechtenstein
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Botswana
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bonaire
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
South Korea
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Australia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Brazil
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Angola
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ireland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
North Macedonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cambodia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mauritania
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Brunei
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ukraine
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
El Salvador
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Netherlands
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mali
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Samoa
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French Polynesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Morocco
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Serbia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jamaica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kingdom of Denmark
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Grenada
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Georgia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Latvia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nauru
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French West Indies
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bhutan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kiribati
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Dominica
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Switzerland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guyana
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lithuania
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bangladesh
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Chile
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Greece
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sao Tome and Principe
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Timor
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Benin
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Slovenia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cote d Ivoire
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Portugal
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Argentina
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malta
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Senegal
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nepal
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Palau
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tunisia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Anguilla
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
North Korea
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Aruba
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Arab Emirates
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Luxembourg
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iraq
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lebanon
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Peru
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tajikistan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tajikistan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Togo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Syria
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iceland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burundi
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burma (Myanmar)
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Philippines
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Suriname
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iran
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Maldives
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Papua New Guinea
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Moldova
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Greenland
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Hong Kong
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uzbekistan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belgium
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kyrgyzstan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Afghanistan
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Seychelles
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Seychelles
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cabo Verde
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jordan
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belize
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Liberia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Taiwan
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Niger
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Romania
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ecuador
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sierra Leone
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sierra Leone
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Armenia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mexico Travel Advisory
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Thailand
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Rwanda
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Libya
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Trinidad and Tobago
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Qatar
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Colombia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Poland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Poland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
India
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Dominican Republic
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Canada
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
French Guiana
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Uruguay
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cuba
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
France
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Somalia
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Kingdom
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
South Africa
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Indonesia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Solomon Islands
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Burkina Faso
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
The Bahamas
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Singapore
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Barbados
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mongolia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Federated States of Micronesia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Fiji
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Honduras
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Tuvalu
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Albania
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kosovo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guatemala
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Laos
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mainland China, Hong Kong&Macau
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Republic of the Congo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turkey
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cayman Islands
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lesotho
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bahrain
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Montserrat
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Hungary
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Finland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Austria
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saint Lucia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sweden
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Estonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eswatini
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bolivia
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
New Caledonia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Sint Maarten
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Costa Rica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Zimbabwe
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ethiopia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Eritrea
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Antigua and Barbuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Algeria
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Solar Radiation
none
NOAA SWPC
Radio Blackout
none
NOAA SWPC
Geomagnetic Storm
none
NOAA SWPC
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 4 - BLUE
DEFCON Warning System
International travel advisories indicate serious conditions in select regions with two countries designated Level 4 (Do Not Travel): Ukraine and Mali, reflecting ongoing conflict and security concerns. Three additional countries—Mauritania, Guyana, and Bangladesh—carry Level 3 advisories recommending reconsideration of travel plans. Approximately fourteen other nations including Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Angola, Cambodia, Netherlands, Morocco, Serbia, Jamaica, and Chile maintain Level 2 advisories recommending exercise of increased caution, while the majority of monitored countries remain at Level 1 with normal precautions sufficient.

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Multiple critical tensions across Europe, Middle East, and Indo-Pacific regions with concurrent military escalation and diplomatic negotiations creating heightened global instability.

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