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Russian Soldiers Killed In Syria

Four Russian soldiers have been killed by militants in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

“Four Russian servicemen were killed by militant fire in the Syrian Arab Republic,” a ministry statement said, indicating that another three soldiers were wounded in the incident which took place when “several mobile terrorist groups attacked Syrian government artillery at night”.

Details have emerged from the star-studded evening reception to celebrate the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The world watched as Harry and Meghan tied the knot at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in front of guests including the Queen, more than 30 royals and Hollywood royalty including Oprah Winfrey, Serena Williams, the Clooneys and the Beckhams.

Only three persons survived when a Cuban plane with 110 passengers and crew on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana on Friday, officials confirmed. Cuban state media reported that three women had been pulled alive from the mangled wreckage and were in critical condition in hospital. They were the only known survivors from the nearly 40-year-old Boeing 737, operated by Cubana de Aviacion.

President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of two most senior diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, giving them 48 hours to leave the country, in a sharp escalation of bilateral tensions. The statement by Maduro came two days after his re-election victory in a vote that was condemned as illegitimate by the United States and nations across the hemisphere.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exchanged marital vows in a ceremony that is being watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world. The couple, the new Duke Duchess of Sussex tied the knot at St Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle before travelling through the town in an open-topped carriage.

Russia on Saturday unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia. Built in Saint Petersburg, the Akademik Lomonosov arrived in Murmansk on Thursday where it was moored in the port and presented to the media on Saturday.

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