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Thursday, September 4, 2014

2014 NATO summit in Newport, Wales Sep 04-05,2014

NATO by numbers  


 More than 60 world leaders - plus the world's media - are in the Welsh city of Newport. The reason: a Nato summit which is being described as the most crucial in decades

The 26th Nato summit is being held at what is potentially a critical time in world history. Ukraine and Afghanistan will be key items on the agenda for the 28 member states but the most pressing discussions are expected to be about what action should be taken in Iraq and Syria against the militant group Islamic State.

The two-day summit is the 26th in Nato's history and the first since 1990 to be held on UK soil. That last gathering was hosted by Margaret Thatcher in London.

Leaders have gathered for their official photocall at Celtic Manor
 Nato summit group photo  

An anti-Nato protest march from the centre of Newport is under way. An estimated 500 demonstrators are taking part, and it is almost three miles (5km) from the gates of Celtic Manor. 
 Anti-Nato protesters in Newport, 4 September  


President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron pressed fellow NATO leaders Thursday to confront the 'brutal and poisonous' ISIS terror group that is wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria -- and urged regional partners like Jordan and Turkey to join the effort as well
Big players: President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron pressed fellow NATO leaders Thursday to confront the 'brutal and poisonous' ISIS terror group that is wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria -- and urged regional partners like Jordan and Turkey to join the effort as well 


Barack Obama stands with NATO heads of state and government including Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, front left, at a NATO summit dinner. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-others/west-prepares-for-fresh-raft-of-russia-sanctions/#sthash.LwnIrwqG.dpuf

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