With war on their continent and rumbling just outside their borders, many European leaders marked the end of the World War I 106 years ago with warnings that liberty, so often taken as self-evident, should be cherished and defended.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, leaders both of nations with nuclear arsenals, joined under the iconic Arc de Triomphe where dozens of wreathes were touched by a milky light and the eternal flame flickered to honour sacrifices of unknown French soldiers, who perished in the first global conflict in which almost 10 million soldiers died.
It was the first time a British leader attended the Paris remembrance since Winston Churchill was hosted by Gen. Charles de Gaulle in 1944.
It also Franco-British commemorations 80 years ago, when Allied troops liberated most of France’s territory from Nazi occupation, Macron’s office said.
This year also marks the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, the historic agreement between France and the United Kingdom.
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