{
    "byline": "BySETH J. FRANTZMAN",
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    "excerpt": "The European Union\u2019s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has urged EU countries to increase their naval support for Operation Aspides in the Red Sea. This is the name of the European mission in the strategically important maritime area that links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal. The Houthi advance over the last month led them to the control of an area near the Bab al-Mandeb strait.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 4031,
    "publishedTime": null,
    "siteName": null,
    "title": "EU's Kallas pushes to reinforce Operation Aspides in the Red Sea amid Houthis attacks"
}