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The United States says that Russia rejected a new proposal to free two detained Americans, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan. "We have made a number of proposals, including a substantial one, in recent weeks," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. "That proposal was rejected by Russia," he says. SOUNDBITE
The United States urges the release in Venezuela of six US-linked former Citgo oil executives who were taken back into custody amid the extradition of an ally of leader Nicolas Maduro to Miami. SOUNDBITE
Beachgoers vacation mask-free in Miami Beach, Florida, over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in the United States. IMAGES
The United States says it is imposing sanctions on Iran's defense ministry and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro under a UN authority which is widely contested. "For nearly two years corrupt officials in Tehran have worked with the illegitimate regime in Venezuela to flout the UN arms embargo," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells reporters. "Our actions today are a warning that should be heard worldwide." SOUNDBITE
Roberto Marrero, the chief of staff to Venezuela's opposition leader and self-declared acting president Juan Guaido, addresses reporters after his release from El Helicoide prison in Caracas and leaves in a car, following President Nicolas Maduro's pardon to more than one hundred opposition politicians. IMAGES
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