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Meloni calls for Europe to strengthen defence as US signals pullback

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 in response to US President Donald Trump's shifting security strategy.

Speaking at Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, Meloni said Trump had made clear that the US intends to disengage from Europe and that Europeans must organise their own defence.

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