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Newshour: Macron and Merkel Mark World War One Anniversary

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10/11/2018 GMT

Macron and Merkel Mark World War One Anniversary

BBC World Service - Newshour, Macron and Merkel Mark World War One Anniversary

World leaders gather in France to mark the centenary of the end of World War One

World leaders gather in France in solemn ceremonies to mark the end of World War One.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been marking the centenary of the end of WW1 at the spot where the armistice was signed, in a railway carriage in Compiegne, northeast France.  
Also on the programme: Devastating wildfires rip through the US state of California - President Trump blames forest mismanagement; and we speak to the Australian nun forced by President Duterte to leave the Philippines.

(Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel inside the train carriage where the WWI armistice was signed. Credit: Getty)

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