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Australia has announced new military missions to Afghanistan and Iraq at a NATO ((NAY-toh)) meeting in Brussels overshadowed by a dispute between United States president Donald Trump and US allies. The tensions stem from Mr Trump calling on other countries to share more of the NATO defence burden.

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Australia has announced new military missions to Afghanistan and Iraq at a NATO ((NAY-toh)) meeting in Brussels overshadowed by a dispute between United States president Donald Trump and US allies. The tensions stem from Mr Trump calling on other countries to share more of the NATO defence burden.

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