Security

Trump vows peace in chaotic Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency at a time of unprecedented conflict and uncertainty in the Middle East. He has vowed to fix it. But Trump’s history of strong support for Israel coupled with his insistence during the campaign that the...
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Fincantieri tweaks PPA patrol vessel design to carry more missiles

ROME — New versions of Italy’s PPA multimission navy vessels are to be kitted out with extra missile launchers, including cruise missile launchers, Italian industry officials said at the Euronaval trade show in Paris. The ships’ new “EVO” variant, which the Italian...
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Global leaders congratulate Trump, whose victory could roil the world

LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pundits and analysts had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president is as destabilizing many American allies fear. Trump secured victory Wednesday after...
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Europeans start work on next-generation combat ship for the 2040s

PARIS — The European Union has started work on a next-generation combat vessel that could enter service somewhere in the 2040s, and the bloc’s defense ministers may sign a letter of intent to pursue the project at a meeting in two weeks, the head of the maritime unit...
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