EU foreign ministers approved the deployment of an EU naval mission to protect shipping from Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Monday. The European Union is acting to “restore maritime security and freedom of navigation in a highly strategic maritime corridor,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel said in a statement. Called Aspides after the ancient Greek word for shield, the naval mission involves sending European warships and airborne early warning systems to the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and surrounding waters. Aspides vessels will have orders only to fire on the militants if they attack …