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The plea comes from its leader Mohammad Hassan Akhund as Afghanistan continues to spiral towards a major humanitarian disaster

Australia should brace for more COVID19 deaths for the next few weeks, authorities said on Wednesday, as record infections fuelled by the Omicron outbreak overwhelmed health systems forcing Victoria to raise its emergency status for hospitals.

The Minnesota Vikings have added Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris to their candidate list for head coach.

Forward Sebastin Ferreira has signed a fouryear contract with Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo, leaving Paraguay's Libertad.

Matthew Stafford was nearly flawless in his first career playoff victory. Odell Beckham Jr. made huge plays as a receiver and as a passer in his own first postseason win.

Real Betis strengthened its hold on third place in the Spanish league with a comfortable 40 win over relegationthreatened Alavs on Tuesday.

Defence secretary Ben Wallace warned Russia that any aggression will be met with conflict and consequences

Slovenian PM Janša criticised China's role and said it should respect the sovereignty of the Taiwanese and said India is crucial for peace in the Indo-Pacific

Malik Jefferson registered 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as Mount St. Mary's beat Merrimack 5750 on Monday.

The Las Vegas Raiders have fired general manager Mike Mayock after three seasons and will begin a search for a coach and GM following their second playoff berth in the past 19 seasons.

Former Florida State quarterback Chubba Purdy announced his decision to transfer to Nebraska on Monday.

Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and the Boston Celtics erased an 18point firsthalf deficit with a 10492 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.

Dara Mabrey hit a seasonhigh six 3pointers and scored 24 points in her 100th career start and No. 20 Notre Dame held off No. 21 North Carolina 7065 on Sunday.

Sophomore Andrej Jakimovski came off the bench to hit four 3pointers on his way to a seasonhigh 16 points and Washington State turned back California 6557 in Pac12 Conference play on Saturday.

Jalen Moore finished with 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals to propel Oakland to a 7668 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Horizon League action on Saturday.

The Copa del Rey derby match between Real Betis and Sevilla was paused after an object hurled from the stands hit Sevilla player Joan Jordn in the head on Saturday.