Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian foreign ministry, retorted to the criticism by French President Macron. In her Facebook page post, she said, “We were taught by the French presidents and the French Foreign Ministry that any caricatures are normal. Even as monsters as in Charlie Ebdo."

FM Qureshi said the emergence of new conflicts did not mean that the world can afford to forget old ones, adding that the wounds of 40 years of war and bloodshed in Afghanistan would take a long time to heal.

All five senior players were part of the team that won the three-match Test series 1-0 last week, on Australia's first tour of Pakistan in 24 years.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul Thursday on his first trip to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, meeting Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

Benchmark Brent crude surged 11.5% last week on concerns that sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis would start to bite into its production and exports.

Several rounds of talks have already failed to end the war sparked by the Russian invasion, which is now in its second month.

Two officials from Afghanistan's Ariana Afghan airline and Kam Air said late on Sunday that the Taliban had ordered them to stop boarding women if they were travelling alone.

Erdogan noted the importance of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the implementation of peace and the improvement of humanitarian conditions in the region.

Restoring a 2015 nuclear deal "is the best way to put Iran's nuclear programme back in to the box it was in", Blinken said.

Argentina fans revere Messi, and all the more so since he led them to the Copa America in 2021. The feeling is mutual, with Messi leading his teammates on a victory lap around the ground and chanting and singing along with the 50,000 crowd.

Iran's foreign ministry dismissed the agreement as "illegal" on Saturday, saying it was "contrary to current procedures and previously held negotiations".

Russian Army Commander General Vlaislav Yershov, of the 6th Combined Arms Army, was identified as the general sacked earlier this week by the Kremlin.