Pope Francis called for Europe to help migrants in a message sent to ANSA for InfoMigrants. The news portal for refugees is produced by European partners France Media Monde, Deutsche Welle and Italian news agency ANSA.

Austria's Defense Minister has told local media that Vienna could impose controls and deploy troops on its border with Italy. It comes as the UN warns that the influx of migrants into Europe shows little sign of slowing.

Refugees on the Greek islands are living in dire conditions. In Nigeria, people who escaped the terror outfit Boko Haram are building a new life and InfoMigrants takes a look at Greece's asylum policy. All this and more in today's r1

The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) has compiled a fact-checking report that analyses whether the main statements in the Italian debate over migration are true or false.