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PARIS – The World War I (all times local):
1:30 p.m.
A senior representative of the German government has taken part in Britain's Armistice Day observances.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ugly at the foot of the Cenotaph monument in central London, just after Prince Charles on Queen Elizabeth II.
Steinmeier also saluted the Cenotaph in a show of respect for Britain's fallen soldiers during the commemoration on Sunday of the 100th anniversary of World War I's end.
British officials say the presence of the German president on Sunday was meant to symbolize the friendship between the nations were adversaries in both world wars.
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1:05 p.m.
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting 130 world leaders and dignitaries for lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace now that the ceremony commemorating the armistice that ended World War I has finished.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are at the head table near Macron. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, King Mohammed VI, Spain's King Felipe VI and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The companions of head of states and government are invited to a lunch hosted by France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, at the Palace of Versailles west of Paris. A private concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is set to follow.
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1:00 p.m.
Pope Francis says World War I should serve as a warning to reject "culture of war."
But Francis observed that the war's lessons have been ignored, saying "it seems we never learn" in Vatican City's St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
The pope, who often decries the arms industry, added: "Let's invest in peace, not war!"
Francis noted that the bells of St. Peter's Basilica and of the churches around the world Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the war's end.
He called the 1914-18 war "a severe admonition for everyone to reject the world of war."
Francis also quoted the definition of "useless slaughter" provided by Benedict XV, who was pope during World War I. "
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12:45 p.m.
Family members of soldiers who were wounded or died during World War I are among the crowds lining a rain-soaked Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris for the commemoration of the war's end a century ago.
Peter Kearsey, a 72-year-old from Australia, recalls the 28 facial reconstruction surgeries his father underwent after having his face blasted with shrapnel in 1917 in Belgium. Kearsey says his father, Bill, survived thanks to a friend.
Kearsey said the rain that fell during the ceremony attended by the world leaders for armistice centenary "is very fitting" since soldiers who fought in trenches during the Great War endured miserable rain and mud.
He added: "It's raining today, 100 years later."
The Kearsey family is also touring WWI battlefields during their trip.
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12:30 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron is warning against the dangers of nationalism in a speech aimed directly at the rising tide of populism in the United States and Europe.
With U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders looking on during an Armistice Day centennial observance in Paris on Sunday, Macron said the "old demons" that caused World War I and millions of deaths are growing stronger.
The French leader said: "Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism. In saying 'Our interests first, what happens to the others,' you can make the most of a nation, which makes it live, which is most important: Its moral values. "
Trump has proudly declared himself a nationalist. Macron has set itself up as a leader in nationalist movements, which has taken over in many other countries.
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12:25 p.m.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has a national act of remembrance on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
The black-clad queen watched from a balcony in central London on Sunday as his Prince Charles ugly on his behalf at the Cenotaph, a memorial honoring fallen servicemen and women.
The solemn act marked by two minutes of silence was repeated in the dozens of towns, cities and villages throughout Britain.
Prince William and Prince Harry also laid wreaths at the Cenotaph, as did other senior members of the royal family.
A husband and wife, 97-year-old husband Prince Philip, who did not wait.
Prime Minister Theresa May and other leading national figures at the memorial in central London.
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12:20 pm
Eight teenagers born in the 20th century are reading excerpts from people bearing witness to the end of World War I.
French and British soldiers, a Chinese worker, a French woman – all are represented in the excerpts, punctuated by closing music by a Togolese singer.
"As soon as I realize how happy I am, I think of my brother and sister, both victims of the war, and my eyes mist over," wrote a French soldier, Alfred Roumiguieres.
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11:45 AM
The feminist activist group President of the United States Donald Trump's motorcade on its way to a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I.
One woman easily breached tight security along the Champs-Elysees avenue, walking on the midst of the motorcade and shouting "fake peace maker" as the cars passed.
Officers seized her afterward.
At least one other topless protest also made it into the avenue, but was unable to reach the cars.
Femen's topless protesters have repeatedly breached security around the world, usually topless.
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11:10 AM
World leaders walked side by side to commemorate the end of World War I in a dark, rain-soaked line as bells finished tolling.
Arriving a few minutes late, they missed the exact moment to commemorate the armistice that ended World War I. Fighter jets passed overhead as the leaders walked to the Arc de Triomphe.
At 11 am on Nov. 11, 1918, the devastating war came to a close.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were expected to arrive for the commemorations.
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11 am
World leaders have missed the exact moment to commemorate the armistice that ended World War I.
As bells rank across Europe's Western Front, U.S. President Donald Trump headed to the Arc de Triomphe as they were running late.
Many of the leaders, holding black umbrellas, standing in the line of the monument.
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10:55 am
U.S. President Donald Trump is headed to the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees. World leaders have been following several times since World War I drew to an end.
Presidents and other dignitaries left the presidential palace in just a few minutes before the triumph of the Arc de Triomphe.
President Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
The war ended at 11 am on Nov. 11, 1918, and Sunday's ceremonies were intended to drive home the disaster that would be the world should be stumble into another global war.
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10:35 AM
European Council head Donald Tusk, a Polish Prime Minister, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence from the world of monuments and key figures in the world after World War I.
Tusk, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, by the Belvedere Palace where Pilsudski resided.
Tusk, an opponent of Poland's right-wing government, said the political disputes over Poland's future is "sometime too strong" but stressed that "we are stronger, because it is you, Poland."
He will also take part in a noon state ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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9:50 am
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are welcoming dozens of world leaders at the French presidential palace before a ceremony in Paris marking Armistice Day.
Among dignitaries arriving are Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.N Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Arc de Triomphe to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I.
Others will go to the monument on their own for security reasons, including U.S. President Donald Trump.
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9:30 am
Nothing is left to the triumph of the world of leaders at the Arc de Triomphe Commemoration of the End of World War I.
French President Emmanuel Macron will be seated between his wife and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Russian President Vladimir Putin will sit on the left of Brigitte Macron, while President Donald Trump and his wife will be next to Merkel.
Among others facing them Sunday will be the French prime minister, the president of France 's legislative body, and Spanish King Felipe VI.
Rain threatens, but all the leaders will be blessed as they have been commemorating the moment 100 years ago when the slaughter of World War I finally stopped.
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9 am
Poland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its independence with a multitude of events, including marches and the national hymn being sung in more than 600 towns.
Poland regained its independence at the end of World War I in 1918, as part of the European Central for 123 years.
The ceremonies in Poland coincide with world leaders gathering in Paris on Sunday to mark the armistice of what was then called the Great War.
Poland's regained independence fulfilled the dreams of generations of patriots who had kept the language and culture alive and foreign rule and repression. Yet Poland was invaded and occupied yet again in the 20th century
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8:50 am
Commemorations are underway around the world to mark the moment 100 years ago when the slaughter of World War I finally stopped.
France, the epicenter of the first global conflict, was hosting the international international commemoration, pressing the point that the world must not stumble into war again, it was so quickly and catastrophically with World War II
The more than 60 world leaders scheduled to gather at precisely 11 a.m., a century after the cease-fire, including those with the power to destroy humanity if it ever stumbled into the folly of a World War III.
The U.S. and Russian presidents have been joined by an array of leaders whose geographical spread has been shown to be untouched.
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