The European Union’s executive will sue Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic in the bloc’s top court for their refusal to host asylum-seekers, two EU sources said on Wednesday. The European Commission will announce the decision on Thursday, the sources said, stepping up a legal case it opened against the three last summer.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
