Dispatches from the European Refugee Crisis

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-/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — International outrage and increased scrutiny over the acceptance of refugees and migrants fleeing Syria and the Middle East has not made their trek to safety in Europe any easier.

Tens of thousands of people continue to escape and are met with various physical and administrative blockades along the way.

ABC News’ team is on the ground across the region, bringing live updates on the crisis as it unfolds — and telling the stories of some of the thousands of people on their journeys to safety and struggles to get settled in a new home.

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The US is in a Cold War with China over Taiwan, expert says

KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National security expert and co-founder of CrowdStrike, Dmitri Alperovitch, discusses rising tensions between the U.S., China, and Taiwan in his book “World on the Brink.” Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited