Beijing says the aircraft carrier’s trip was routine and unrelated to Biden-Xi phone call Just hours before the scheduled phone call between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, China sailed its aircraft carrier Shandong through the Taiwan Strait. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing, however, says the two are unrelated and Western…

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Mikhail Fridman’s assets remain frozen despite a criminal probe over sanctions evasion being dropped Sanctioned Russian mogul Mikhail Fridman says he regrets investing in the UK after having his assets frozen and being forced to leave the country, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.