Rapid Alerts

POLAND — Local police confirmed reports of shots fired in Krakow’s Main Market Square on November 7, the U.S. Embassy in Poland said in a security alert that day, and advised U.S. citizens to avoid the area while the situation was monitored.

Małopolska regional police stated that five people were killed and about a dozen injured, including two police officers, after a man drove a car onto the square around 3:00 PM local time and began firing at random from the vehicle.

MIDDLE EAST — The U.S. Department of State, through its TravelGov account and U.S. Embassy Doha, issued a security alert on November 7 advising Americans in the Middle East to exercise heightened vigilance due to the increased threat of armed attacks by Iranian-supported Houthis and Iranian efforts to target U.S. government officials in the region.

The alert notes potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions, and states that Iranian-supported Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure that have caused civilian casualties.

Location: Saudi Arabia, countrywide

Event: Effective October 23, 2026, the Department of State ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and U.S. government employee family members to leave Saudi Arabia due to safety risks.

KENYA — On October 19 the U.S. Department of State increased its travel advisory for Kenya from Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution, to Level 3, Reconsider Travel, due to the risk of health, crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and traffic safety. Some areas remain designated Do Not Travel.

The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all travel to specified border and coastal areas and against all but essential travel to others, with the page still current as of early October and updated for Ebola detection information.

HAITI — On October 19 the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince reported continuous heavy fighting between gangs and security forces in the vicinity of Santo and Croix-des-Bouquets, with roads possibly blocked or impassable, and advised U.S. citizens to exercise caution and avoid the area.

The U.S. State Department maintains its Haiti advisory at Level 4, Do Not Travel, last updated July 10. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all travel to Haiti, last updated December 10, 2025.

UNITED KINGDOM — The U.S. Embassy in London said on September 27 that it is aware of arrests on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act near the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Fairford in Gloucestershire and told U.S. citizens to exercise caution and follow local authorities.

Counter Terrorism Policing stated that at about 12:45 AM British Summer Time on September 27 (11:45 PM UTC on September 26), police received a call about three suspicious vehicles that appeared to be traveling toward the air base.

ETHIOPIA — On September 25, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said it was aware of reports of active fighting near Lalibela in the Amhara Region, a halt of Ethiopian Airlines flights to and from Lalibela airport on September 24, and a halt of internet and phone service in the Tigray Region.

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Honolulu scheduled progressive increases in port heavy weather conditions for commercial ports across Hawaii, Maui, Honolulu, and Kauai counties effective 8:00 a.m. HST on Aug. 14 due to Tropical Storm Lala.

Update 3 of Aug. 14 scheduled Zulu for Hawaii County ports, Yankee for Maui and Honolulu County ports, and X-ray for Kauai County ports.

HAVANA — As of 10:43 p.m. EST on August 2, Cuba experienced a total power failure due to a collapse of its electrical grid, according to a U.S. Embassy Havana security alert published August 3, as well as a statement by the Cuban Electric Union on the same day.

The embassy stated that Cuban state-run media reported the reason for the collapse and the timeline to restore power as unknown. All U.S. citizens in Cuba or planning to travel to Cuba should be aware and plan accordingly. There are reports of cellphone and internet outages.

CEUTA, SPAIN — The U.S. Department of State on August 1 updated its Travel Advisory for Spain, raising Ceuta to Level 3 - Reconsider Travel due to unrest.

The overall advisory for Spain remains Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution due to terrorism and unrest. No subsequent U.S. Embassy Madrid or State Department revision to that Level 3 rating has been issued.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State on August 1 advised Americans currently in the Middle East to exercise caution and heightened vigilance and to prepare for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions.

Some airlines in the region have postponed resumption of earlier flight schedules; others have cancelled some routes.

MEXICO — On July 31, the U.S. Mission to Mexico stated that local security forces in the state of Michoacan have been put on alert due to reports of roadblocks and criminal activity in the state which have the potential to escalate.

The Mission reminded U.S. citizens that the State Department’s Travel Advisory for Michoacan remains Level 4 – Do Not Travel.

JORDAN — The U.S. Embassy in Amman stated on Wednesday that it is rescheduling some routine consular-related appointments out of an abundance of caution given continuing regional tensions, while remaining on ordered departure status since March 2.

The embassy reminded U.S. citizens that Iran has attacked civilian and critical infrastructure across the Middle East, including hotels, airports, diplomatic facilities, and other civilian locations.

MIDDLE EAST — The U.S. Department of State issued a Worldwide Caution on July 18 advising Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution due to heightened tensions.

The alert states that the security environment remains complex with potential for unforeseen escalation, that U.S. diplomatic facilities including those outside the Middle East have been targeted, and that groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world.

CUBA — Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed on July 6, producing a total power failure across the country that began at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Embassy in Havana stated in its security alert.

The U.S. Embassy alert stated that Cuban state media reported the reason for the collapse and any timeline for restoring power remained unknown at the time the alert was issued.