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NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Roy was fired as coach of the New York Islanders on Sunday, another late-season change in the NHL that comes with a team in the middle of a spring tailspin that has put their playoff chances in jeopardy. DeBoer is taking the job full-time, fresh off serving as an assistant …
LONDON (AP) — Pressure was mounting Sunday on the American rapper Kanye West to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer, after criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Pepsi already has withdrawn its lead sponsorship role of the Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in north London between July …
ROME, April 5 (Reuters) – Two merchant vessels near the Italian coast recovered the bodies of two migrants and rescued 32 survivors from a boat trying to cross to Europe from Libya on Easter weekend, rescue charities said, citing the survivors as saying 71 others were lost at sea. The victims were transferred to an …
April 5 (Reuters) – Hamas’ armed wing said on Sunday discussing the group’s disarmament before Israel fully implements the first phase of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire was an attempt to continue what it called a genocide against the Palestinian people. In a televised statement, Hamas’ armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida said raising the issue of …
April 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on critical infrastructure is Tuesday evening, according to an interview he gave to the Wall Street Journal on Sunday. “If they don’t do something by Tuesday evening, they won’t have any power plants …
MEXICO CITY, April 5 (Reuters) – Former international Leonardo Cuellar, who wore Mexico’s green jersey at the 1978 World Cup, says this is the year his country may finally break its long-standing “fifth-game” curse, with the tournament coming to home soil in the summer. “My heart says so, and so does part of my head,” …
LIMA, April 5 (Reuters) – Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori holds first place in the polls one week before Peru’s presidential election, according to three polls released on Sunday. Since none of a record 35 presidential candidates are expected to win more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election is expected to take place on …
April 5 (Reuters) – Russia expressed hope on Sunday that efforts to de-escalate the Iran conflict would bear fruit and said the U.S. would contribute by “abandoning the language of ultimatums and returning the situation to a negotiating track.” The Russian Foreign Ministry statement was issued after a conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …
DHAKA, April 5 (Reuters) – Bangladesh on Sunday launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than a million children as a fast‑spreading measles outbreak sweeps across the country. Health ministry figures show there have been 17 confirmed deaths from measles so far, with 113 suspected deaths and more than 7,500 suspected infections nationwide. The campaign, …
April 5 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran is possible by Monday, and that Iran was negotiating, Fox News reported on Sunday following an interview with the president. (Reporting by Susan Heavey, writing by Dan Burns) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.