Day: April 18, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls Thursday to resign after it emerged that Peter Mandelson was initially denied security clearance for the post of ambassador to the United States, which he was eventually fired from over his close links to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, AzerNEWS reports.
As the gears of global diplomacy turn at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, a significant new security architecture is beginning to take shape. Türkiye is currently spearheading discussions with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to establish a structured regional security platform—a move that signals a departure from traditional reliance on external powers toward a more autonomous, regionalized defense framework.