Germany has failed to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the first time, after losing out in a General Assembly vote that saw Portugal and Austria elected to represent the ...

The convoy grinds through New York City traffic, sirens blaring, horns honking, New Yorkers complaining. In the end, Johann Wadephul, Germany's foreign minister, arrives at the United Nations with ...

The Security Council currently has 15 members, five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms ...

Germany has lost the election to the UN Security Council. This is not a foreign policy drama, but a symptom. It is not the seat itself that weighs heavily, but what the defeat reveals about Germany's ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected Germany's UN Security Council ambitions, citing violations of international ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul leaves after attending the session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he is ...

Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security Council on Wednesday after intense campaigning, the AP reports. Germany called it a "bitter defeat," ...

Germany’s drive for world power suffered a setback in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. In the vote for the two non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council, which are reserved for European ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. The 10 ...

Comprising five permanent members and 10 elected members, the Security Council meets regularly to assess threats to international security, natural disasters, and terrorism.

Russia backed India and Brazil for permanent membership of the UN Security Council while opposing seats for Germany and Japan ...