US Bins G20 Photo As Europeans Object To Posing With Russia’s Lavrov

The top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies opened two days of meetings in Atlanta on Friday after European objections to Russia’s participation forced the US to cancel a photo of the foreign ministers, underscoring deep rifts among the group over global crises. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled the plug on the traditional group photo after several European officials threatened to boycott or walk out of the snapshot that usually helps kick off such diplomatic gatherings. But he still opened the talks, which otherwise went ahead as planned, with an appeal for unity on the issues…