PARIS (AP) - World leaders walked side by side to commemorate the end of World War I in a somber, rain-soaked line as bells finished tolling.
Arriving a few minutes late, they missed the exact moment to commemorate the armistice that ended World War I. Fighter jets passed overhead as the leaders walked to the Arc de Triomphe.
At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, the devastating war came to a close.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were expected to arrive separately for the commemorations.
World leaders have missed the exact moment to commemorate the armistice that ended World War I.
As bells rang across Europe's Western Front, U.S. President Donald Trump headed toward the Arc de Triomphe as did buses filled with world leaders, but they were running late.
Many of the leaders, holding black umbrellas, stood in a line short of the monument.