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The United States says Georgia still has time to "change course" after the government rammed through a Russian-inspired law barring "foreign influence" despite mass protests. SOUNDBITE
Washington urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate "in good faith" on US detainees Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. "So far, we've seen them refuse to take us up on our proposals, and we hope that they will change the way they've handled this going forward," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Americans on the first anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol to "unite in defense" of democracy. SOUNDBITE
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont urges Madrid to "respect democracy and international treaties" at a conference in Berlin in Germany, the day after his release from prison after the German courts dropped charges against him. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Florida and mocks Republican rival Donald Trump's use of Twitter. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).