The construction of a 10 km long section of underground barrier around Hungary’s border with Serbia has quietly been completed, liberal news site hvg.hu reports. The cost of the additional barrier, which is to stop illegal entries to Hungary through underground tunnels, is HUF 38 million (EUR 104,491). Source Hungary
Ukrainian medical facilities have thrown away some unused COVID-19 vaccines after doctors failed to show up for their own appointments to be vaccinated, ruling party lawmakers said on Monday. Source Reuters
Morocco is suspending “all contact” with the German embassy in Rabat over Berlin’s stance on the Western Sahara region, local media reported late Monday. In December, Germany criticized then-US President Donald Trump for recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. Source DW
A Turkish drone maker has begun the conceptual design phase of what it hopes will become the country’s first combat drone. Haluk Bayraktar, the general manager of Baykar Savunma, said Feb. 28 that the aircraft is the firm’s “top priority program.” Source c4isrnet
