World leaders mark World War I centenary in Paris; French president Emmanuel Macron hosts ceremony
Around 70 leaders including US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin marked the World War I centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital.
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World leaders gathered in Paris on Sunday led global commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of World War I. AP
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As Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and dozens of other heads of state and government were present, French President Emmanuel Macron used the occasion, as its host, to sound a powerful warning about the fragility of peace and the dangers of nationalism. AP
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Macron lit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe during ceremonies. Over 60 heads of state and government took part in a solemn ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the powerful symbol of sacrifice to the millions who died from 1914-18. PTI
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Noted sculptor Sabin Howard (right) staged live models to represent the new National World War I Memorial, which is being created by the Centennial Commission in Washington. AP
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Some 200,000 people marched in Warsaw to mark the 100th anniversary of Poland’s rebirth as an independent state at the end of World War I. AP
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Military personnel and veterans attended a remembrance on Sunday service and parade at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, England, during the Centennial of the end of WWI. AP
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Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge stood on a balcony during the remembrance service at the Cenotaph memorial in Whitehall, central London, on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which marked the end of the First World War, in London. PTI
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