Germany’s president Joachim Gauck, has warned that there are limits to how many refugees his country can absorb. It prepares for as many as 800,000 arrivals this year. He said “Our ability to take in people is limited, although we don’t know yet where those limits are,” source: reuters
The United States has confirmed plans to more double the number of troops based in Norway, a move Russia has already criticised as “clearly unfriendly”. Source: The Local
The Swiss government has decided to hold off on signing up to a landmark United Nations treaty that would ban nuclear weapons. Source: The Local
At least 574 undocumented migrants have been detained across Turkey, security sources said on Aug. 15. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
