Meloni calls for Europe to strengthen defense as US signals pullback

ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni closed her party’s annual Atreju rally on Sunday by defending her government’s record and calling on Europe to strengthen its own defence capabilitiesROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni closed her party’s annual Atreju rally on Sunday by defending her government’s record and calling on Europe to strengthen its own defence capabilities