Lost amid the heavy reporting of mainstream media about Europe's differing reactions to Syrian refugee travel, are a few political details.

Arguably interesting reporting about Syria, here, here and here.

UPDATE: The above linked NPR item, last paragraph:

Putin is set to address the United Nations General Assembly later this month for the first time in more than 10 years.

At a guess he'll have more to say than, "Hello, ya'all." Do you suppose US mainstream media will report it, fairly or otherwise, or will it be a smokescreen, "Trump, Trump, Trump?" Anticipate reading of it in The Economist and The Guardian. At a guess.