DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media, he had a sinking feeling it would soon affect agriculture in the West African nation. Since the war began on Feb. 28, fertilizer prices have risen by 40%.

Sow was better prepared than most. Eight years ago, he gave up chemical fertilizers for organic compost and other natural sources. He now rallies farmers in Senegal to buy manure from local herders and gives advice on how to make a rich compost, picking out wriggling worms – a healthy sign.

OMAHA — The nation’s top housing official was in Omaha last Thursday, promoting Trump administration strategies to increase homeownership by cutting “red tape” for builders and rebuilding troubled neighborhoods via “opportunity zone” incentives.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner’s visit to Nebraska’s most populous city focused on a tour of a revitalized North Omaha neighborhood once home to an oft-violent public housing project.

ANGELES, Philippines (AP) — A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed before dawn on Sunday, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and at least 21 mostly workers trapped in the rubble, officials said. Two were located alive but could not be immediately extricated.