Day in Photos: Cyclone in Madagascar, Mass Fishing in Nigeria, and Snow Festival in Japan
General view of the city center of Toamasina flooded following the passage of tropical cyclone Gezani during the night of Feb. 10, 2026, in Toamasina, Madagascar, on Feb. 14, 2026. Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images
General view of the city center of Toamasina flooded following the passage of tropical cyclone Gezani during the night of Feb. 10, 2026, in Toamasina, Madagascar, on Feb. 14, 2026. Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Cyclone in Madagascar, Mass Fishing in Nigeria, and Snow Festival in Japan

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Noe Roth of Team Switzerland participates in Freestyle Skiing Aerials training on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park, in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026. David Ramos/Getty Images
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Policemen prevent participants in a left-wing demonstration from removing a barrier fence as they protest against a planned right-wing march in Dresden, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2026. Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images
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A photograph shows buildings on the shoreline during hazy and dusty weather in Netanya, Israel, on Feb. 14, 2026. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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Mourners walk on Valentine's Day at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Feb. 14, 2026. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images
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Fishermen attempt to catch fish in the Mata Fada river during the Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival in Argungu Town, Kebbi State, Nigeria, on Feb. 14, 2026. Toyin Adedokun/AFP via Getty Images
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Saad Hariri (C), former Lebanese prime minister and the son of the late premier Rafic Hariri, reacts during a rally marking the 21st anniversary of his father's assassination, at Martyrs' Square in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb. 14, 2026. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images
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Elephant Trompita plays during her 65th birthday celebration at the Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City, on Feb. 14, 2026. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images
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A skier climbs the slope to the Todorka peak in the Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria on Feb. 14, 2026. Nikolay Doychinov/AFP via Getty Images
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A participant swings a charcoal sack around her body near a snow dome, known as a kamakura, during the Kakunodate Hiburi Kamakura snow festival in Senboku, Akita prefecture, Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
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Local geishas pose in front of Japan's deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu as it returns to Shimizu port in Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2026. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images
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A trader arranges watermelons at a market in Karachi, Pakistan, on Feb. 14, 2026. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images
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Gold medalist Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Team Brazil, silver medalist Marco Odermatt of Team Switzerland, and bronze medalist Loic Meillard of Team Switzerland celebrate on the podium for the Men's Giant Slalom Run 2 on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Stelvio Alpine Skiing Centre in Bormio, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026. Dustin Satloff/Getty Images
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A vendor balances a box full of flower bouquets on his head outside City Market in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 14, 2026. Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP via Getty Images
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Hundreds of demonstrators with flags and umbrellas attend a demonstration of the Iranian opposition at the Theresienwiese fair grounds in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2026, on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference. Alexandra Beier/AFP via Getty Images
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Kazakhstan's Nadezhda Morozova (front), Kazakhstan's Arina Ilyachshenko (R), and Kazakhstan's Elizaveta Golubeva compete in the speed skating women's team pursuit quarter-final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026. Daniel Munoz/AFP via Getty Images
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Joao Lourenço (C), president of the Republic of Angola, hands over the chairpersonship of the African Union to Evariste Ndayishimiye (center L), president of the Republic of Burundi, during the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 14, 2026. Marco Simoncelli/AFP via Getty Images
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Getafe's Spanish goalkeeper #13 David Soria (2nd R) gets injured as Villarreal's French forward #09 Georges Mikautadze (3rd R) scores a goal during the Spanish league football match between Getafe CF and Villarreal CF at Coliseum Alfonso Perez Stadium in Getafe, Spain, on Feb. 14, 2026. Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images
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Bangladeshi workers carry logs near the Buriganga River in Kamrangirchar on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Feb. 14, 2026. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
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Attendees observe a moment of silence at the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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An Iraqi man pets a camel, one of a herd in the Samawa desert, midway between the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the southern city of Basra, on Feb. 14, 2026. Hussein Faleh/AFP via Getty Images
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Finnish actress Seidi Haarla, British actor Rupert Grint, and Finnish director Hanna Bergholm pose during a photo call for the film
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A man works at a brick-kiln in the Gadade village of Palghar district, Maharashtra, India, on Feb. 14, 2026. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images
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A young woman sells floral arrangements in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb. 14, 2026. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images
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A photo shows the “Baie des Anges” at sunset in Nice, France, on Feb. 14, 2026. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images
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Quad riders compete during the 50th edition of the Enduropale quad motorcycle beach race event in Le Touquet Paris Plage, France, on Feb. 14, 2026. Francois Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images
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Men prepare pita bread at a traditional bakery in Souq Bab al-Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain, on Feb. 14, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
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People walk and skate on the ice at Riddarfjarden, in front of the city hall in central Stockholm, Sweden, on a sunny Feb. 14, 2026. Par Backstrom/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images
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Protesters make a gesture against the process of the recent Thai election in Bangkok, Thailand, on Feb. 14, 2026. Hundreds of Thai citizens gather in downtown Bangkok to protest the election process, calling for a reelection due to allegations of fraud, irregularities, and voter information leaks, and demanding legal action against the Election Commission. Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images
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An egret walks along a bougainvillea hedge outside of U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images