US fears China may provide Russia with lethal weapons

 The United States fears that China is allegedly considering giving Russia lethal weapons, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC in an interview, a fragment of which was broadcast on Sunday.

New ultimatum for Ukrainian forces in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant | Al Jazeera

Russia’s defence ministry has set another deadline for Ukrainian soldiers in the strategic southeastern city of Mariupol to surrender, saying the lives of the troops inside a steelworks will be spared if they stop what it called “senseless resistance”.

Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail | One America News Network

 Russia’s prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report at a Moscow office early on Tuesday morning, or be jailed if you return after that deadline.

Haftar gives Turkey 2 choices in Libya: Leave peacefully or war - almasdarnews

The commander of the Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, issued an ultimatum to Turkey about choosing whether to leave peacefully from the lands of Libya or war, considering that “a decisive confrontation between the two sides began to emerge.”

North Korean media slams Pence amid reports of canceled secret meeting

North Korean media Wednesday criticized U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's visit to South Korea for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics amid reports that the North had canceled a meeting with him.

US says North Korea canceled meeting with Pence & hear US ultimatum

Pyongyang canceled "at the last minute" a meeting with the US Vice President scheduled to be held during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea, the United States said Tuesday.

La Commission veut des clarifications de Londres sur la facture du Brexit

Le négociateur en chef de l'UE sur le Brexit, Michel Barnier, a besoin d'une réponse de Londres dans les deux semaines sur la facture du divorce, a-t-il affirmé vendredi à l'issue d'un sixième round de négociations, sans réelles avancées, entre les Européens et le Royaume-Uni.

Bagdad da dos días a los peshmerga kurdos para abandonar Kirkuk

El Gobierno de Irak exigió que los milicianos kurdos peshmerga se retiren de la provincia de Kirkuk en 48 horas, declaró a Sputnik un portavoz del mando de las fuerzas kurdas.

Madrid Gives Catalonia 5 Day Ultimatum To Clarify If It Declared Independence

With Spain’s prime minister having opened earlier in the day the path for Madrid to use a constitutional “nuclear option” to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy, demanding that the regional government makes clear whether it considers itself independent, moments ago Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gave Catalan President Carles Puigdemont a five day ultimatum to clarify whether he actually declared the region's independence in his speech devoted to the highly controversial referendum, and another 3 to "rectify it."

Syria flies jets over Hasakeh despite US "warning"

Syrian government warplanes were again in the air over the mainly Kurdish-held city of Hasakeh early Saturday despite a US warning against any new strikes that might endanger its military advisers, a monitor said.

Civilians evacuated as Syrian Kurds bombed in Hasakah. "Coalition" aircraft reached the area as the two Syrian SU-24s were leaving.

Syrian government jets have continued to pound Kurdish-controlled parts of the northeastern city of Hasakah for a second day, killing at least 22 residents and forcing thousands to flee.

Aircraft of the Syrian army attacked the Kurds after the statement of the Pentagon about support of YPG

On Friday evening, August 19, warplanes of the Syrian government forces struck a series of blows on positions of the Kurdish people’s protection Units» (YPG) in the district of Hasaka (al-hasakah, northeast Syria, reports Reuters. Information about the victims of these air strikes were reported.

France warns UK it will be inflexible over Brexit

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said Saturday the EU should act quickly and firmly if Britain votes next week to leave the European Union.

Russia: Lavrov, Kerry Agree On Need For Truce In Syria

The Russian Foreign Ministry says the country's foreign minister and his U.S. counterpart have discussed upcoming talks on Syria by phone.

Erdogan: Turkish troops in Iraq on PM Abadi's request

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkish troops are in Iraq at the request of Haider al-Abadi, Iraqi prime minister, since 2014.

Iraq: '24 hours left' for Turkey to withdraw troops. "The air force has the capability to protect Iraq and its borders from any threat it faces."

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned Turkey that "only 24 hours" were left for Ankara to remove forces it sent to the north of his country without permission.

UN chief hails high-level inter-Korean dialogue

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday welcomed a high-level dialogue between two sides of the Korean Peninsula, encouraging "both sides to use the resumed discussions to pave the way for deescalating the situation" in the region.

North, South Korea to hold high-level talks to address tensions

South Korean officials said they would hold high-level talks with their North Korean counterparts in a bid to defuse tensions.

Right Sector Not Going to Attack Kiev, Some of Requirements Fulfilled (Dmitry Yarosh)

KIEV, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - Right Sector militants will continue to fight against the militia forces in the east of Ukraine and will not march on Kiev, because the authorities partially complied with the demands presented by the movement, the leader of the organization Dmitry Yarosh said.
On Saturday, the Right Sector ultranationalist movement addressed to the president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, demanding to carry out purges of staff in the Interior Ministry and to close all criminal cases against members of the organization. In case it does not happen within 48 hours, Right Sector promised to withdraw from the frontline and to move to the Ukrainian capital.

Ukraine: Kiev doit renoncer au langage des ultimatums avec le sud-est (Moscou)

Lors d'un entretien avec l'ambassadeur de Grande-Bretagne à Moscou Tim Barrow, le vice-ministre russe des Affaires étrangères Grigori Karassine s'est prononcé pour la poursuite des négociations entre Kiev et les représentants du sud-est de l'Ukraine, a indiqué jeudi un communiqué de la diplomatie russe.

Le vice-ministre a également invité les autorités ukrainiennes à abandonner le langage des ultimatums lors de ces négociations, précisant que ce type de langage entravait les efforts internationaux axés sur le règlement de la crise politique en Ukraine.