World leaders headed towards Arc de Triomphe for World World I ceremony
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- France
US President Donald Trump is headed to the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees. World leaders were following several minutes later in commemorations to mark 100 years since the moment World World I drew to an end.
Presidents and other dignitaries left the French presidential palace in buses, just a few minutes before the ceremony was supposed to begin at the Arc de Triomphe.
Trump headed separately to the memorial for security reasons, as did Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The war ended at precisely 11 am on November 11, 1918 and Sunday's ceremonies were intended to drive home the disaster that would befall the world should it stumble into another global war.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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