International Bulletin

Donald Trump’s election campaign announced that “the former Republican president will appear before the public on January 28 as part of his bid to run for the presidential elections in 2024, in South Carolina, one of the early voting states for the first time since announcing his intention to run in November.”

“Two well-known South Carolina Republican icons will join Trump at the statehouse where he unveils his campaign leadership team in the state: Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Trump’s most loyal supporters, and Governor Henry McMaster,” said a campaign ad.

South Carolina wields clout as one of the first states to contest the presidential nomination in election years.

The US Department of Transportation announced today that it imposed a $1.05 million fine on Virgin Atlantic for flying its aircraft into Iraqi airspace.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued instructions prohibiting US airlines from flying in Iraqi airspace without prior approval. An investigation found that a “large number” of Virgin Atlantic aircraft flew between September 2020 and September 2021, adding that “the airline has received instructions to stop such violations in the future.”

And the Department of Transportation in the United States has jurisdiction over this matter because the flights were carrying the symbol of the American Delta Air Lines company.

A police officer still on duty in London has admitted to committing 24 rapes in abuses over nearly two decades against women, making him one of Britain’s most numerous sex offenders.

The Metropolitan Police and the British Public Prosecution Service said David Carrick, 48, had used his position to control his victims, intimidating them and telling them that any complaint against him would not be heard.

The Metropolitan Police, already suffering from a collapse of public confidence in them after a string of scandals, apologized for failing to expose the abuse earlier.

“This man has abused women in the most despicable way. It is disgusting. He has failed women and girls and Londoners too,” Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said in a statement. “We failed. I’m sorry. It shouldn’t have been a police officer,” he added.

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the case as “appalling”, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan said there were important questions to be answered after Carrick pleaded guilty to 49 charges against 12 victims between 2003 and 2020.

“This is a horrific case. The prime minister expresses his solidarity with all the victims,” ​​Sunak’s spokesman said.

“The police force must root out these officers to restore the public’s trust, which has been shattered by such events,” he added.