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Fear of getting stuck in Serbia has kept some refugees living in bleak conditions in Belgrade, even though a new camp has opened for them. VOA tours the rat-infested former barracks where hundreds of people determined to continue their journey into Hungary and the European Union have taken shelter. The barracks are slated for demolition but, while they still stand, the refugees see them as the best option for desperate people who’ve lost faith in the system.

From physicians feeling the Obamacare pinch, to support for a crackdown on unauthorized immigrants and tax relief, Arizona supporters of President Donald Trump are eagerly waiting for the businessman-turned-politician to turn campaign promises into on-the-ground realities.

Winning the battle is only half of the fight. The battle for Mosul has been long and bloody for both Iraqi soldiers and civilians. Questions about what will happen to the city after Islamic State is finally gone are becoming more urgent. How will Mosul be governed, how can sectarian groups be reconciled, and what will happen to IS?

Leaders beware: The conviction of a former chief executive, the highest-ranking ex-official to be charged in the city’s history, is making waves in Hong Kong. Some see the verdict as proof the city’s legal system is independent and will pursue to all public office holders — in Hong Kong and China — who abuse their power.

What started as an impulse to feed hungry people out of his own pocket has blossomed into a charity that provides food to hundreds each day. In Nairobi, VOA gets inspired by a Kenyan teacher who decided to take it upon himself to do something to help the homeless and the hungry.

The crackdown might be over, but Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims aren’t exactly clamoring to return home. A statement from de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the military operation in northern Rakhine has been halted. But many Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh say the killings and torture they allegedly witnessed make them too scared to go home.