The day is the 105th anniversary of the first Armistice Day which is commemorated every 11 November to mourn soldiers killed in the First World War and all subsequent conflicts.
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00:00 Somber scenes in Paris as rows of French troops marked the 105th anniversary of Armistice
00:06 Day. President Emmanuel Macron visited the Arc de Triomphe on Saturday where he honored
00:11 the eternal flame, commemorating all those who died in World War I, the war that was
00:15 supposed to end all wars. This is Ukrainian troops are facing their second winter fighting
00:21 against Russia's full-scale invasion, while in the Mideast Israel's incessant bombing
00:25 campaign in Gaza is entering its sixth week. Across the British Channel there was similar
00:30 pomp and flair in London. According to the National Archives, more than one million British
00:34 military personnel died during the First and Second World Wars. At 11am a two-minute silence
00:40 was accompanied by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph. These military marches are
00:46 coinciding with what is expected to be the largest pro-Palestinian rally in the capital
00:51 since the Israel-Hamas war began. Demonstrators are calling for an immediate ceasefire.
00:56 (whooshing)