PARIS — World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago at commemorations Sunday that drove home the message “never again” but also exposed the globe’s new political fault lines. “The old demons are rising again, ready to complete their task of chaos and of death,” Macron said. “I only hope the soldiers who died for this cause are looking down upon the world today,” American soldier Capt. On Sunday, Merkel met with the head of the United Nations, an organization born from the ashes of World War II, and the president of Serbia. ——For more information on World War I, go to The Associated Press’ WWI hub: https://www.apnews.com/WorldWarI——World War I: An AP Centennial Commemorative Edition.

Source: National Post November 11, 2018 07:56 UTC