https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-cancels-g20-family-photo-after-australia-uk-and-others-refuse-to-appear-with-russiaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-cancels-g20-family-photo-after-australia-uk-and-others-refuse-to-appear-with-russiahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-cancels-g20-family-photo-after-australia-uk-and-others-refuse-to-appear-with-russia#u170868Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:08:06 +0000The United States cancelled the traditional G20 family photo at the foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta after Australia, the UK, and other European nations threatened a boycott over the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. About one-third of the attending countries objected to being pictured alongside the Russian diplomat, prompting the host nation to scrap the photo-op entirely. During the summit, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confronted his Russian counterpart directly, accusing Moscow of killing innocent civilians in Ukraine.Why it mattersThe diplomatic standoff highlight