A farmer in Minnesota has transformed a conventional farm using both formal agricultural education and the Indigenous wisdom he learned as a youth growing up in the Guatemalan rainforest. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin rejects chemicals, focusing his poultry farm on the birds' well-being. His work has inspired a network of diverse Midwesterners, including Lakota tribal members and former large-scale farmers, all committed to eco-spirituality and regenerative agriculture. This movement is based in Indigenous traditions and is gaining traction amid worries about climate change.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say that Saudi-backed forces have launched dozens of airstrikes across four provinces. The escalation follows Houthi attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that wounded more than 70 people. The conflict has intensified and has shattered a four-year truce in Yemen's civil war. Iranian state media says Iranian forces struck several tankers and U.S. ships in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian ships. Israel plans to close the British Consulate in Jerusalem meanwhile in response to the U.K. banning trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexually abusing two boys in Haiti. Authorities reached a plea agreement with 45-year-old Jeriah Mast and on Tuesday he admitted to the charges. The agreement could lead to a prison sentence of 25 to 33 years. Mast had previously confessed to molesting more than 30 boys in Haiti and four children in Ohio. He was arrested on federal charges last November after being released early from an Ohio state prison. Mast's case has highlighted broader issues of sexual abuse within conservative Anabaptist communities, including the Amish and Mennonites.

The U.S. military has denied that Iran struck an uncrewed American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim a “total lie.” Iranian state media claim the U.S. vessel entered a restricted area. A top Iranian official said Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed seven people and leveled a hospital, according to Lebanese authorities. The strikes took place near an area of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships. Meanwhile, the U.S. ambassador to Israel has condemned settler violence in the West Bank, calling it an "act of terror." Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have accused Yemen's government of killing three people in attacks. Israeli strikes have killed three people in southern Lebanon. Egypt's foreign minister has called for the U.S. and Iran to return to negotiations, urging de-escalation in the region.