On May 16, local time, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the staff of the British Embassy in Russia。(CCTV News)

On the evening of the 16th local time, the 33rd meeting of the League of Arab States Summit Council (LAS Summit) concluded in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, and the Manama Statement issued after the meeting showed that the leaders of the participating Arab countries agreed to continue their efforts to stop the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian Gaza Strip and end the humanitarian disaster suffered by the Palestinian people.。Stresses that the Israeli army should withdraw from all areas of the Gaza Strip, lift the siege imposed on it and open all crossing points to provide adequate humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip。(CCTV News)

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued an announcement on May 16 stating that the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the staff of the British Embassy in Russia on the same day to express its strong protest over the unfriendly and groundless decision made by the British authorities on May 8 against the military attache of the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom.。According to the announcement, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed the staff of the British Embassy in Russia that in response to the British move, the British military attache in Russia was declared "persona non grata" and should leave Russian territory within a week.。The announcement stressed that the Russian response to the unfriendly anti-Russian move taken by the British side on May 8 is not limited to this.。(CCTV News)

Fed Mester: Short-term inflation expectations have risen。

Several foreign oil companies in Venezuela are concerned that they will not be able to meet the May 31 deadline to obtain the (general) licenses that the U.S. government will allow them to operate.。