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The Associated Press BEIJING The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached its peak luminescence in North America before dawn on Monday. Its ze- nith in Asia and the South Pacific was Monday night. Across the international dateline in New Zealand, it was to reach its bright- est after midnight Tuesday local time. The moon orbits the Earth in an oval shape. The moon will be at its bright- est this week because it is coming closer to the Earth along its elliptical orbit than at any time since Jan- uary 1948. The supermoon will also bring stronger than usual high tides, fol- lowed by plunging low tides the next morning. Viewers can expect to see a moon about 14 per- cent larger in diameter and about 30 percent brighter than when it's at its fur- thest distance from the earth. It won't be as big and bright again for another 18 years. NASA says its closest ap- proach will occur at 6:21 a.m. EST Monday when the moon comes within 221,523 miles. That's from the cen- ter of the Earth to the cen- ter of the moon. Full moon will occur at 8:52 a.m. EST. According to the astron- omy website earthsky.org, the term supermoon en- tered usage five years ago when the closest full moon fell on March 19, 2011. The scientific term is perigee full moon. In 2034, the moon will come even closer, within 221,485 miles. That, too, will be a supermoon. SPACE Br ig ht es t mo on i n al mo st 6 9 ye ar s li gh ts u p th e sk y MIGUELMORENATTI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The moon rises behind the castle of Almodovar in Cordoba, southern Spain, on Sunday. By Lorne Cook and Angela Charlton The Associated Press BRUSSELS Top EU dip- lomats called Monday for more robust European de- fense and a greater Euro- pean voice in world affairs as Donald Trump — whose isolationist, protection- ist promises have worried many in Europe — pre- pares to assume the U.S. presidency. With many question marks around Trump's foreign policy plans, EU foreign ministers agreed at talks in Brussels on the need to strengthen Eu- rope's role in world affairs until the future of trans- Atlantic relations becomes clearer. In a first concrete step a day after the anniversary of the deadly Paris attacks in which 130 people died last year, the ministers signed off on a sprawling new se- curity and defense plan. But the plan is a far cry from the idea of an "EU army" with a military headquarters that was annoying some EU partners at NATO. It iden- tifies Europe's main tasks as responding to external threats, building the secu- rity resilience of partners outside the EU and protect- ing the 28-nation bloc and its citizens. "This is a qualitative leap in the European Union's se- curity and defense," EU for- eign policy chief Federica Mogherini told reporters after the meeting. She said that work on taking it for- ward would begin within weeks. Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said, "I think there is a realization this is a strategic moment for Eu- rope right now. We are sur- rounded by autocratic, as- sertive or fragile countries. That means we have to take to take more our own re- sponsibilities." "We are in an uncer- tain world, and it has not started with the election of Mr. Trump," said French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. "But Europe must not wait for others' deci- sions, it must defend its own interests — that is to say the interest of Europe- ans — and at the same time reaffirming its strategic role on the global level." His Belgian counter- part, Didier Reynders, said Trump's election was "a possibility for the EU to go further. We need to en- hance our capacity in de- fense and security." "The EU needs to find a way to have its voice heard in the search for political solutions ... and ensure that it's not simply a conversa- tion between Washington and Moscow, so that we can have the EU really at the ta- ble," he said. In another move Monday, the ministers reaffirmed their support for the Iran nuclear agreement, which Trump has branded the "worst deal in the world" and vowed to renegoti- ate. They said "the Euro- pean Union reiterates its resolute commitment" to the part of the action plan that EU heavyweights Brit- ain, France and Germany agreed upon with Iran. The plan includes lifting "nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions and engaging with the private sector and economic oper- ators, especially banks, to promote growth in trade and investment." While campaigning, Trump called the pact agreed last year a "lopsided disgrace" and railed against its time-limited restrictions on Iran's enrichment of ura- nium and other nuclear ac- tivity. Trump's exact plans are vague, though, and re- negotiating a deal Iran and other partners are happy with would be difficult. But perhaps Europe's most pressing problem is to understand how Trump wants to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea and destabilizing role else- where in Ukraine. Any sig- nal from Trump about a warming of U.S. relations with Russia is likely to em- bolden already-reluctant countries like Germany, It- aly and others to push for an end to the sanctions re- gime. British Foreign Sec- retary Boris Johnson insisted Monday that Trump's presidency could be a "moment of opportu- nity" for Europe. Johnson, who champi- oned Britain's exit from the EU and skipped Sun- day night's foreign minis- ters meeting, said Trump "is a dealmaker and I think that could be a good thing for Britain, but it can also a good thing for Europe. I think that's what we need to focus on today." Other EU diplomats said they should focus instead on problems closer to home, such as the refugee emer- gency and economic issues. DIPLOMACY European Union ministers move on regional security, reaffirm Iran deal VIRGINIA MAYO — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, center, speaks with Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, right, and Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Juhani Soini, le , during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday. 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