German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a rotating spot on the UN Security Council.

New York (dpa) - Tag der Entscheidung: Deutschland stellt sich heute in New York der hart umkämpften Wahl für einen Sitz im mächtigsten Gremium der Vereinten Nationen. Die…

Fifteen of the 193 UN member states sit on the UN Security Council. Germany was in competition with Austria and Portugal for two seats in the "Western Europe and Others" group.