Armistice centenary
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Letters: Neil McLennan and Bernie Evans on why first world war centenary events must include the uncomfortable parts of colonial history, and Peter Mackenzie Smith on Egypt’s revolution against British rule
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Sets for Imperial War Museum based on ‘sound ranging’ document of guns falling silent
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Former US secretary of state criticises Trump’s failure to attend Armistice Day ceremony
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Paulette Monier, 100, gets photo with French president – but not his wife – in Compiègne
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Global commemorations centred on France, where more than 60 heads of state and government gathered at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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US president’s apparent snub of Belleau memorial highlights absence of western solidarity
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The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned of the dangers of rising nationalism as he addressed Donald Trump and other world leaders at a ceremony in Paris
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hlcarpenter.com’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world including the 100 year centenary of Armistice Day, California wildfires and mummified catsGallery
Surely it’s time to lay to rest the empty, vainglorious memorialising of war