When the Cabinet recessed around midnight, the ministers issued a statement demanding "clarification" from Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, about whether there would be a vote, what kind of vote it would be and by whom.
World leaders are demanding clarification from the US about the extent of their surveillance and exactly who was targeted - and why.
Mixed signals from senior Russian officials over how the propaganda law might be enforced during the Games have undercut assertions by the International Olympic Committee that gay athletes and spectators have nothing to worry about, and have left organizing officials facing harsh criticism and demanding clarifications from the Kremlin.
The ministry demanded clarification from Ukraine, Reuters reports, and said it would consider retaliating.
Both European privacy authorities and US legislators have demanded clarification from the company about the data protection implications of its Google Glass head-mounted system, which can take pictures and video without onlookers knowing.
In response to these reports, Airbus, a European aircraft maker and chief rival to America's Boeing, filed a criminal suit with German prosecutors on April 30th and demanded clarification from the German government.Germany's chancellery, with Mrs Merkel at its head since 2005, oversees the BND.
Mr Brown's dramatic announcement came shortly after a two-and-a-half hour meeting of Liberal Democrat MPs demanded "clarification" from the Tories of the proposals being put forward for co-operation between the parties, including on the key issue of electoral reform.
The widening worldwide controversy over the Russian law has prompted officials from the International Olympic Committee and from FIFA, which chose Russia as host of the 2018 World Cup, to demand clarifications from the Kremlin about the law, and assurances that gay athletes and fans will not face mistreatment.
It said it would demand clarifications from the Russian Constitutional Court and seek support from international human rights organisations.
In stark contrast, the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights called the new law "discriminatory" and demanded clarifications from the country's constitutional court.
After initially tweeting about the decision to bring back U.S. troops "now," Trump this week said "we will be leaving at a proper pace while at the same time continuing to fight ISIS and doing all else that is prudent and necessary!" Kurdish officials, meanwhile, have demanded clarifications from the U.S. over its intentions.
