Germany blames Russia for failed UN Security Council bid48 minutes agoJessica Parker,Berlin correspondentandToby MannGetty ImagesGermany's foreign minister says support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a rotating spot on the UN Security Council.Johann Wadephul described losing out to Portugal and Austria as a "bitter defeat" after a vote on which...

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Missing US airman: What we know so farUS and Iranian forces have been searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.Iran claimed to have shot down two US warplanes, one F-15 flying over the southwest of the country and a second plane involved in a mission to rescue the F-15's crew.Two crew members were in the F-15 jet. One member was rescued and the other airman...

Guinea President Mamadi Doumbouya bans raw gold exportsGuinea bans exports of raw gold to boost local refining17 minutes agoThomas Naadi,BBC AfricaandHafsa KhalilBloomberg via Getty ImagesGuinea's president wants to boost the economy by exporting refined goldGuinea has banned the export of unrefined gold in an effort to promote domestic processing of the precious metal.The policy - effective...

Rosenberg: Luhansk strike sparks Russian accusations and vow to retaliate2 hours agoSteve RosenbergRussia EditorReutersOne of the buildings destroyed at the Starobilsk College of Luhansk Pedagogical UniversityOn Russian state TV a news bulletin shows images of a five-storey building reduced to rubble.Teams of rescuers are sifting through debris.On a severely damaged façade there's a...