LIEGE, Belgium–World leaders on Monday commemorated the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I by warning of lessons to be learned in the face of today’s many crises, including Ukraine.
“Peace has to be a shared goal,” Belgium’s King Philippe told leaders gathered in his country’s eastern city of Liege. “World War I reminds us to reflect on our responsibility… to bring people together.”
Leaders from across Europe–from Britain and Ireland to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Malta–attended the commemoration at the Allied War Memorial ofCointe, a tower complex overlooking the city alongside a weathered grey-stone church painted with white doves…Keep …read more
Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
