Germany has agreed to take in hundreds of thousands of new refugees a year as the European Commission works to draft a plan to find home countries for more of those fleeing from Syria and other war torn regions.

+ Toothbrush. Toothpaste. Marshmallows. The International Rescue Committee gives you a glimpse of what the refugees take with them when they leave their homes.

+ James O’Malley in The Independent: Surprised that Syrian refugees have smartphones? Sorry to break this to you, but you’re an idiot. (In 2015, I’m less surprised that refugees have cell phones and more surprised that humans still force millions of other humans to run for their lives.)