Russia fails to win back UN aviation council seat in rebuke

Russia failed to win enough support on Saturday to get elected to the United Nations aviation agency's governing council, in the latest rebuke of Moscow for actions taken after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Russia fell short of support needed to win back a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organisation's 36-nation governing council during the agency's assembly, which runs through October 3 in Montreal. Russia in 2022 lost its spot on the first part of the council, which includes countries like China, Brazil, the United States and Australia as "states of chief importance in air transport," following its invasion of Ukraine. A Russian representative immediately called for "a repeat round of voting.” The ICAO sets global safety standards for...