Centenary of End of WWI Marked with Paris Ceremony

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month -- precisely 100 years after fighting halted in the first world war -- leaders from 70 nations gathered at the Arc de Triomphe to remember the millions who died in the conflict. French President Emmanuel Macron and other heads of governments, including U.S. President Donald Trump, appeared at the moment combat stopped on Nov. 11, 1918. Leaders from the majority of countries that sent troops or workers to the Western Front met at the...

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