Cyclone Gezani caused widespread devastation in Madagascar, while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) claimed victory in a historic election, and the Trump administration repealed key environmental regulations in the United States, according to multiple news sources.
Madagascar's National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) reported that the cyclone had claimed 38 lives, with six people still missing and at least 374 injured, as of Thursday, February 13, 2026, according to Al Jazeera. The storm struck the island nation's second-largest city earlier in the week, displacing over 12,000 people. Meanwhile, Mozambique braced for the cyclone's arrival. Residents in the city of Toamasina were seen rebuilding structures in the aftermath of the storm, as reported by Al Jazeera.
In Bangladesh, the BNP secured a majority victory in the country's first election since the 2024 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according to Sky News. The BNP, headed by prime ministerial candidate Tarique Rahman, who returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in self-exile in London, won a two-thirds majority, enough to form the next government. The BNP claimed victory, and leader Tarique Rahman was cheered by supporters as he left his office in Dhaka, according to Al Jazeera.
Across the globe, the Trump administration eliminated a landmark finding that underpinned limits on planet-heating pollution from cars and power plants, according to The Verge. The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the key finding, a move that could have significant environmental consequences.
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