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(Front row L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US President Barack Obama, (2nd Row L-R) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, (3rd row L-R) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Angel Gurria (L) pose for a family photo during the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 15, 2015 in Antalya, AFP PHOTO / POOL / BERK OZKAN

Unexpected G20 development

Malcolm Turnbull has held talks with US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of meetings to discuss international security.

Defence
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen sails in the Pacific Ocean in a November 2009 photo provided by the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea on October 27, 2015, a U.S. defense official said, in a challenge to China's territorial claims in the area. The official said the USS Lassen was sailing near Subi and Mischief reefs in the Spratly archipelago, features that were submerged at high tide before China began a massive dredging project to turn them into islands in 2014. REUTERS/US Navy/CPO John Hageman/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

US warship fires China tensions

China has accused the US of trying to ‘make trouble’ after it sent a warship through part of the South China Sea.

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