World Status Report

This report intends to give the UTD Community a snapshot of international risks, and other issues as reported by the linked media and official sources from the U.S. and other countries. 

More health and security information for each country can be found in the travel advisories issued by the governments of the United States, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia, and the CDC, ECDC, and WHO sites. Not all advise in these sites will apply to US travelers. 

Please note the publication date of this report and go to the direct sources linked for the most up-to-date information. The information in this report may change without prior notice. 

Security 

• Israel military is checking possibility it killed Hamas leader Sinwar (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Thursday that it is investigating the possibility that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, one of the masterminds of the devastating Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war. At this stage, his identity cannot be confirmed, said the military. 
• At least 28 dead in Gaza strike, which Israel says targeted gunmen (Reuters) – At least 28 Palestinians including children were killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike on a shelter in the northern Gaza Strip, a Gaza health ministry official said, while Israel said the attack targeted tens of militants at the site. Dozens were also injured in the strike, said the official, Medhat Abbas, adding: “There is no water to extinguish the fire. There is nothing. This is a massacre.” 
• Mexico military’s role in migrant massacre comes under sharp scrutiny (Reuters) – A wooden fence, warped and battered by a crashing vehicle, is the only sign on this quiet dirt road of the six migrants killed by Mexican soldiers who opened fire on a pick-up truck here earlier this month. While the military has said soldiers fired on a convoy they mistook for organized crime after hearing explosions, local residents interviewed by Reuters cast doubt on that account. 
• Head of Mali’s military junta appoints himself to the highest rank in the army (AP News) – The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 promoted himself Wednesday to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the highest military distinction held only by two former heads of state in the country’s history. The move by Goita is a sign that he has no intention of ceding power to civilians in the landlocked West African country. 
• Moldovan police say people trained in Russia for Moldovan protests (Reuters) – Moldovan police said on Thursday they had uncovered a scheme involving people being regularly sent to Russia for training in how to take part in protests and other civil unrest inside Moldova. The group responsible for organising the training is linked to fugitive pro-Kremlin businessman Ilan Shor, the police told a news briefing. 

Environment 

• Turkey- Earthquake (ERCC) – A 5.9 M earthquake (as registered by the Disaster and Management Unit – AFAD) at a depth of 10 km occurred on 16 October at 7.46 UTC in Kale district, Malatya province, eastern Türkiye. The epicentre was located approximately 42 km east of Malatya city and 48 km south-west of Elazig city. Turkey Earthquake (Reuters) Three buildings were partially collapsed but there were no casualties, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told reporters. 

Health 

• Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war (UN News) – The UN health agency has warned that a first case of highly infectious cholera virus has been detected in northern Lebanon, raising fears that those displaced by Israeli bombardment may already be at risk from the potentially deadly disease. 
• Surge in Gaza violence increases famine risk (Reuters) – The entire Gaza Strip remains at risk of famine and is experiencing emergency levels of hunger, with intense Israeli military operations adding to concerns and hampering humanitarian access, a global monitor said on Thursday.About 1.84 million people across the Palestinian territory are living through high levels of acute food insecurity, including nearly 133,000 people experiencing the most severe, or “catastrophic”, levels, according to an analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). 

Please note the publication date of this report and go to the direct sources linked for the most up-to-date information. The information in this report may change without prior notice. 

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