World leaders to descend for WWI remembrance

PARIS - France kicks off a week of World War I commemorations from Sunday, with about 80 leaders from around the globe preparing to fly in for a ceremony marking a century since the guns fell silent.

The commemorations will culminate in a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Nov 11 attended by dozens of leaders, 100 years to the day since the armistice.

French President Emmanuel Macron is gearing up for a busy week of diplomacy that will see him play host to leaders including US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.