Cyclone Gezani, packing violent winds, struck Madagascar on Tuesday, resulting in at least nine deaths and causing significant flooding, according to the Indian Ocean island's disaster authority. The cyclone, which made landfall in Toamasina, the country's second-largest city, with winds reaching 250 kilometers per hour, collapsed houses and left at least 31 people dead, authorities said Wednesday (Euronews).
In other news, NATO initiated a mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, following former U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland (Sky News). The mission, called Arctic Sentry, will coordinate the increasing military presence of NATO allies in the region, including exercises like Denmark's Arctic Endurance exercise in Greenland. As part of the effort, the number of British troops deployed to Norway will double from 1,000 to 2,000 over three years (Sky News).
Meanwhile, in Kenya, self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie and seven others were charged with organized criminal activity and other offenses related to the deaths of dozens of people whose bodies were discovered in shallow graves last year (Al Jazeera). The charges, brought by Kenya's public prosecutions office, include two counts of radicalization and two counts of facilitating the commission of a crime (Al Jazeera).
Elsewhere, Bangladesh prepared for its first post-uprising election, testing whether a new generation could reshape power (Al Jazeera). With Gen Z now the largest voting bloc, the election was poised to deliver potential change. The election also weighed in on a controversial July Charter (Al Jazeera).
Finally, an Irishman, Seamus Culleton, was reportedly fearing for his life after a crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) turned his American dream into a nightmare (Sky News). Culleton, who was married to an American and had a work permit, was one appointment away from obtaining a green card before being detained. He was currently held in a detention center in Texas (Sky News).
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