World Leaders Gather In Paris To Remember The 100th Year Anniversary Of The End Of The First World War



Daily Mail: Macron goes head-to-head with Trump in speech commemorating the end of WWI as the leaders spar over 'very insulting' proposal for a European army: 'Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism'

* Trump arrived after other world leaders Sunday at the Arc de Triomphe
* They were celebrating the centennial anniversary of World War I under a riser
* Russian President Vladimir Putin was also present at the armistice ceremony
* He shook hands with Donald and Melania Trump and gave the American president a thumbs up before taking his seat
* U.S. president caused controversy Saturday when he missed an event in the rain
* Is delivering a speech at Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial today
* It's sprinkling in France and Trump will have to deliver his remarks in the rain

Donald Trump's rising feud with Emmanuel Macron took a new turn on Sunday as the French leader forcefully denounced nations 'looking after their own interests' and decried nationalist policies like the ones the American president has embraced.

Macron specifically referred to the 'selfishness of nations only looking after their own interests' in remarks at an Armistice Day event in Paris that Trump and other world leaders attended.

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Leaders laud fallen soldiers on eve of armistice centennial -- AP
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World leaders mark 100 years since WWI Armistice in Paris -- AFP
Trump joins world leaders to mark 100 years since end of WWI -- AP
In solemn Paris ceremony, Macron leads global WW1 Armistice commemorations -- Reuters
World leaders gather to mark 100 years since WWI armistice -- DW
Centenary of End of WWI Marked with Paris Ceremony -- VOA
Armistice Day: World leaders arrive late to centennial commemorations in Paris -- ABC News Online
100 years since end of WWI marked with solemn ceremonies around the world -- CNN
Armistice Day: people gather around world to mark centenary -- The Guardian
Trump hails America's 'great warriors' in WWI cemetery visit -- AFP
Britain's royals, German president mark remembrance day -- Reuters
Germany has no place in WW1 ceremony for 'winners'- far-right leader -- Rueters
World War I centenary: Why Germany is not holding ceremonies -- Al Jazeera
Thousands gather at Ypres for last great act of remembrance -- The Guardian
In remembering WWI, world warned of resurging ‘old demons’ -- AP

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