A joint European Union naval mission has repelled 11 attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants in the Red Sea, the bloc's foreign affairs chief said on Monday. "In less than two months since the operation was launched, the operation has escorted 68 vessels and has repelled 11 attacks," Josep Borrell told reporters in Brussels. The operation was approved by EU member states' foreign ministers on February 19. Naval vessels participating in the mission are providing armed escorts to commercial ships navi