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Armistice Day: World leaders meet in Paris to mark end of WW1 Armistice Day: Macron urges world leaders to reject nationalism
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World leaders have attended a ceremony in Paris commemorating the centenary of the Armistice that ended World War One. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged world leaders marking the centenary of the World War One Armistice to reject nationalism.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were among those who gathered for a service beneath the Arc de Triomphe. Addressing about 70 leaders in Paris - including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin - he called on them to "fight for peace".
French President Emmanuel Macron and dignitaries marched to the arch in the rain, under black umbrellas, while church bells tolled through the city. "Let us build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other," he said.
Many other events have been taking place around the world.Many other events have been taking place around the world.
Some 9.7 million soldiers and 10 million civilians died in World War One, which lasted from 1914 to 1918.Some 9.7 million soldiers and 10 million civilians died in World War One, which lasted from 1914 to 1918.
In a speech, Mr Macron urged the assembled world leaders to come together in a joint "fight for peace". What happened in Paris?
"Let us build our hopes rather than playing our fears against each other," he said, describing patriotism as "the exact opposite of nationalism". Mr Macron and dignitaries marched to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a memorial to France's fallen under the Arc de Triomphe, in the rain under black umbrellas as church bells tolled through the city.
What is happening in Paris? In a speech lasting nearly 20 minutes, the French leader urged his fellow leaders not to forget the lessons of the past.
About 70 world leaders are in the French capital for remembrance events. "Ruining this hope with a fascination for withdrawal, violence or domination would be a mistake for which future generations would rightly find us responsible," he added.
President Macron led the main event of the centenary - a sombre commemoration at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a memorial to France's fallen under the Arc de Triomphe. He described nationalism as a "betrayal of patriotism".
The service ended with the bugle call that was played at 11:00 on 11 November 1918 to signal the end of hostilities on the Western Front.
Just before the leaders assembled, a topless female protester with the words "fake peacemaker" written on her chest came within a few metres of Mr Trump's motorcade before being apprehended.Just before the leaders assembled, a topless female protester with the words "fake peacemaker" written on her chest came within a few metres of Mr Trump's motorcade before being apprehended.
Sunday afternoon will see Mr Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a peace conference - the Paris Peace Forum - with leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Sunday afternoon will see Mr Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a peace conference - the Paris Peace Forum - with leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Saturday, Mr Macron and Mrs Merkel visited the town of Compiègne in northern France. They signed a book of remembrance in a railway carriage identical to the one in which the 1918 Armistice was sealed.On Saturday, Mr Macron and Mrs Merkel visited the town of Compiègne in northern France. They signed a book of remembrance in a railway carriage identical to the one in which the 1918 Armistice was sealed.
President Trump, however, caused controversy by cancelling a trip to a cemetery for the war dead because of bad weather.President Trump, however, caused controversy by cancelling a trip to a cemetery for the war dead because of bad weather.
A group of around 50 activist organisations plan to hold a demonstration in Paris later on Sunday in protest against the US leader's visit.A group of around 50 activist organisations plan to hold a demonstration in Paris later on Sunday in protest against the US leader's visit.
Which events have already taken place?Which events have already taken place?
In Australia, a ceremony was held at the National War Memorial in Canberra, while in Adelaide an aircraft dropped thousands of red paper poppies.In Australia, a ceremony was held at the National War Memorial in Canberra, while in Adelaide an aircraft dropped thousands of red paper poppies.
During his speech in Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke of the importance of remembrance, saying people need "to learn from the past so that we can better navigate the changing currents of our own times, for our own children, and for the next generations".
In New Zealand, a gun salute took place in the capital, Wellington.In New Zealand, a gun salute took place in the capital, Wellington.
And in India, memorials were held for the 74,000 troops who died fighting on the other side of the world. The main European ceremony will be in Paris. And in India, memorials were held for the 74,000 troops who died fighting on the other side of the world.
"This was a war in which India was not directly involved, yet our soldiers fought world-over, just for the cause of peace," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Sunday.
Meanwhile in the UK, a series of special events is being held to mark the end of the 1914-18 conflict.Meanwhile in the UK, a series of special events is being held to mark the end of the 1914-18 conflict.
For the first time, members of the public chosen by ballot paid their respects at the national memorial in Whitehall, central London.For the first time, members of the public chosen by ballot paid their respects at the national memorial in Whitehall, central London.
'Learn from the past... for our children'
During his speech in Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke of the importance of remembrance, saying people need "to learn from the past so that we can better navigate the changing currents of our own times, for our own children, and for the next generations".
Australian and New Zealand forces sustained huge loss of life in the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.
In New Zealand, the traditional two minutes of silence at 11:00 were followed by a 100-gun salute on the Wellington waterfront, while church bells rang across the country. Cars and ships blared their horns and emergency services sounded their sirens.
"The carillon and roaring chorus has recaptured the wave of spontaneous jubilation and hope which swept New Zealand when news of the Armistice broke," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told crowds at the National War Memorial in Wellington.
In India, where 1.3 million troops from the former British colony joined the allied war effort, a Scottish piper played at the Delhi War Cemetery. The poppies that have become a poignant emblem of the bloodshed in Europe lay mingled with bright, symbolic marigolds.
"This was a war in which India was not directly involved, yet our soldiers fought world-over, just for the cause of peace," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Sunday.
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