Leaders gather for G20 Buenos Aires talks amid rising tensions

World leaders are gathering in Argentina for their annual G20 summit amid new tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China.

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in protest at Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian naval boats.

Twenty-four sailors were arrested in the Black Sea incident.

A massive security operation is under way for the summit in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.

A bank holiday has been declared for Friday and the city’s main business district has been shut down.