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Thousands of Nato troops in show of force with military exercise

Nato staged a major military exercise in Latvia in a practical demonstration of leaders' commitment to defend its Baltic member states in the face of aggression from larger neighbours.

Around 500 paratroopers, hundreds of vehicles and aircraft are taking part in the exercise in Latvia's capital Riga. Exercise 'Steadfast Javelin II' simulates a deployment of Nato soldiers and equipment in another country in a crisis situation.

At a two-day Nato summit meeting in Wales members agreed to form a new rapid reaction force and to step up exercises in eastern Europe in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine.

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Obama: We will hunt down Islamic State like al Qaeda

Barack Obama says the United States will seek to "degrade and ultimately destroy" terror group Islamic State in the "same way we went after al Qaeda".

Speaking at the Nato summit in Wales, the President said the US would be seeking to build a coalition of partners in the region to "hunt down" the militants and take out their leadership.

"Already allies have joined us in Iraq where we have stopped [Islamic State's] advances, we have equipped our Iraqi partners and helped them go on offence," he said.

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