WATCH: UK, Australia, China among first to arrive for G20 Leaders’ Summit as global tensions simmer

By Marcus Moloko

South Africa’s welcome to world leaders for the G20 Leaders Summit has begun amid diplomatic frictions and calls for unity.

The country has officially begun hosting the G20 Leaders Summit, with several heads of state already touching down in Johannesburg.

Among the first to arrive were Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, China’s Premier Li Qiang, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who landed at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday morning, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.