Austria were given a scare by debutants Jordan before securing a win, rounded off by a penalty in stoppage time.
Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. The 10 rotating seats on the 15-member Security Council are earmarked for different regions of the world. The assembly elects five countries by secret ballot every year to serve two-year terms alongside the council’s five permanent veto-wielding members – the US, Russia, China, Britain and France. In the other contested race,...
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.