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'Allies owe each other respect,' Macron says of Trump tweets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 10:57 AM

President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that "allies owe each other respect", after he was assailed on Twitter by US President Donald Trump after his visit to France for World War I commemorations. Read more »

Putin says had good conversation with Trump in Paris: media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 07:44 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he had a brief but good conversation with US leader Donald Trump at World War I centenary events in Paris, Russian media reported.  Read more »

With Trump sitting nearby, Macron calls nationalism a betrayal

Luke Baker, Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 06:55 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron used an address to world leaders gathered in Paris for Armistice commemorations on Sunday to send a stern message about the dangers of nationalism, calling it a betrayal of moral values.  Read more »

Filipino, Americans mark Veterans Day on 100th anniversary of WWI

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:05 PM

Filipino and American veterans and military officials gathered Sunday at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City to mark Veterans Day, which coincided with the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Read more »

How World War I shaped the 20th century and beyond

Pierre Glachant, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 11:18 AM

A century on, the world lives with the consequences of a World War I peace accord. Read more »

World leaders mark 100 years since WWI Armistice in Paris

Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 10:30 AM

World leaders gathered in Paris will lead global commemorations on Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War I at a time of growing nationalism and diplomatic tensions.  Read more »

The last days of the Great War

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 10:28 AM

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 bugles across Europe sounded the end of a war that left some 10 million soldiers dead.  Read more »

Trump under fire after cancelling WWI cemetery visit

Francis Curta and Clare Byrne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 09:14 AM

US President Donald Trump came under fire on Saturday after cancelling a visit to an American World War I military cemetery in France because of rainy weather. Read more »