
US WARNS AMERICANS NOT TO TRAVEL TO 23 COUNTRIES AS SECURITY RISKS REMAIN HIGH
The United States Department of State has warned Americans not to travel to 23 countries currently classified at Level 4, the highest category in its international travel advisory system. The countries include Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burma, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen. The department says the classification reflects serious dangers including war, terrorism, kidnapping, wrongful detention, crime, political instability and situations where American officials may have limited ability to provide emergency assistance.