Buenos Aires earthquake hits G20 summit just as Donald Trump meets world leaders in Argentinian capital
By Guy Birchall

AN earthquake has struck near Buenos Aries as the leaders of the world descend on the Argentinian capital for the G20 summit.

The 3.8-magnitude tremor hit 20 miles south of the city where a number of those at the event reported seeing "the chandeliers sway slightly".
A quake has struck just south of Buenos Aires as world leaders gather in the city for the G20 summit

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A quake has struck just south of Buenos Aires as world leaders gather in the city for the G20 summit

Reporter Steve Herman took to Twitter saying: "I was sitting next to @GalloVOA in the @WhiteHouse press filing centre here in Buenos Aires and we heard this rumble and saw the chandeliers sway slightly.

I assured him that as a veteran of many seismic events this was not an #earthquake. Wrong."

The quake hit at 10.27am local time according to the country's seismology centre.

Argentina's branch of the Red Cross tweeted out that no one had been reported injured in the earthquake.
The Trump baby blimp has come back to haunt the US leader at the high-profile G20 summit

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The Trump baby blimp has come back to haunt the US leader at the high-profile G20 summit

Earlier a giant blimp portraying President Donald Trump as a nappy-wearing baby stole the show as the world's most powerful leaders arrived in Argentina for the start of the G20 summit.

The huge balloon floated over the capital city of Buenos Aires ahead of two days of talks already overshadowed by trade wars, the Ukraine crisis and the brutal murder of a Saudi journalist.

Massive protests are expected throughout today and more than 22,000 armed police and soldiers will be on duty.

The Trump balloon - which depicts him as a crying baby holding a cellphone - became infamous earlier this year when a version of it was flown in London to protest his visit to the UK.

It has since made appearances at protests in Florida, outside the President's Mar-a-Lago resort, and in Washington state near a venue where Vice President Pence was giving a speech.

The two-day summit - which begins later today - is supposed to focus on development, infrastructure and food security but bitter in-fighting is expected to lead to some explosive talks.

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