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U.S. scraps G20 group photo after European diplomats refuse to pose with Russia's Lavrov

ATLANTA (AP) — 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 U.S. 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 diplom