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PARIS – Latest news of President Donald Trump's trip to Paris. (local hour):
23:30.
President Donald Trump paid tribute to American soldiers and allies killed during the First World War during what he called "a horrible and horrible war" that marked the emergence of America as a power World.
Trump made his comments Sunday at the Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial in the suburbs of Paris, where more than 1,500 Americans killed in action are buried. He said that world leaders "are gathered in this sacred resting place to pay tribute to the brave Americans" who gave their lives in this war.
Trump said, "It is our duty to preserve the civilization they have defended and to protect the peace they so nobly assured of their lives a century ago," he said after spending a moment, alone, among the white crosses of the cemetery.
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6:16 p.m.
A Kremlin foreign affairs official said the French government had asked President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump to move away from meeting plans during their visit to Paris.
The question of whether the US and Russian presidents would meet on the sidelines of the ceremonies commemorating the end of the First World War had been speculated before the events of Sunday.
Yuriyukhakov, Putin's foreign affairs advisor, told Russian television that a preliminary agreement on a Trump-Putin meeting had been reached, but that it had been dropped after taking into account what He called French considerations. He said the decision was made in consultation with US officials.
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4:15 p.m.
President Donald Trump said the victory was a "terrible cost" for Allied forces who fought and died during the First World War.
Trump said 26,000 Americans were killed in the last battle of the war.
Trump spoke at the centennial of the First World War at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Suresnes, where more than 1,500 American soldiers are buried.
He says that it is the duty of today's generation to defend the peace it has nobly rendered in life.
Trump featured six American war veterans and an eighth American student who saved money for two years to attend the ceremony honoring the heroes of the First World War.
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4:10 p.m.
The "Baby Trump" balloon is back, flying over a demonstration of several hundred people in the east of Paris.
The main message of the anti-Trump demonstration was to speak out against the president and against what he defends in front of those who oppose his message and his "America first" policy.
Trump is in Paris to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War on Sunday.
The demonstration, which took place in the pouring rain, attracted a range of groups and causes ranging from Trotskyists to communists, including some seeking to free a Lebanese terrorist convicted.
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15:30.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had not met with President Donald Trump in Paris during the events marking the end of the First World War, but that he would meet on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit to be held in Argentina later this month.
Putin said he and Trump had decided to "not interrupt the program" of the events of the First World War at a separate meeting. Putin spoke with France's RT network.
Putin also praised the idea of a European army because he said it could "strengthen the multipolar nature of the world". Macron advanced the idea of a European army.
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1:30 p.m.
President Donald Trump attends a luncheon with world leaders gathered in Paris to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the host of the rally at the Elysee, where he met with Trump for lunch on Saturday.
Trump arrived without his wife, Melania, visiting Versailles on Sunday with Macron's wife, Brigitte Macron.
On the menu: lobster from Brittany, emblem of France, Bresse chicken and potatoes from the Somme, as a tribute to one of the most deadly battles of the war.
They have just participated in a ceremony commemorating the armistice that ended the First World War at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe.
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Feminist activist group Femen claimed responsibility for the bare-baked protesters who disrupted President Donald Trump's procession before attending a ceremony commemorating the end of the First World War.
A woman easily entered the security on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees by walking in the middle of the procession and shouting "a fake peacemaker" when passing cars.
The officers then seized it.
At least one other topless protester also went to the Avenue, but could not reach the cars.
Femen's topless protesters have repeatedly violated security around world leaders and major events.
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11:40
President Donald Trump and Russian Vladimir Putin greeted each other at a ceremony in Paris marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
Event cameras capture Trump and Putin shaking hands briefly after Putin's arrival. Putin also showed Trump a thumbs-up sign and patted his arm.
He also greeted several other leaders in the front row, including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Trump sits between his wife, first lady Melania Trump, and Merkel at the event.
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11:25
At least one bare-breasted woman ran Sunday to President Donald Trump's motorcade on her way to the Arc de Triomphe for a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
She had slogans written on her chest that included the words "Fake" and "Peace."
The police attacked the women and the procession continued without interruption.
Trump is one of dozens of leaders attending the centennial ceremony.
Most other leaders traveled together, from the Elysee Palace. Trump came alone.
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10:30
President Donald Trump joined French President Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
More than 66 leaders gathered in Paris, a century after weapons were silenced in a world war that killed millions of people.
Trump was accompanied by the first lady, Melania Trump, in front of the book of the Unknown Soldier, at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe.
The president also attended a leadership luncheon hosted by Macron.
Subsequently, Trump plans to visit the members of the American Cemetery and the Suresnes Memorial, near Paris, and deliver their remarks on the occasion of Veterans Day, where more than 1,500 Americans died during the war are buried.
Saturday's rain forced the cancellation of Trump's helicopter trip to another US cemetery in France.
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