Footage on social media shows protesters demonstrating their opposition to the two drag queens reading stories to children at the library.

Mr Harris asked that everything is done to ensure the release of Ms Heraty and other hostages, including a three-year-old child.

The Russian Foreign Ministry linked the decision to efforts by the US and its allies to develop intermediate-range weapons.

The Ghanaian midfielder, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape against two women as well as a charge of sexual assault against a third woman.