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Stratfor VP of Tactical Analysis Scott Stewart tells Barron's magazine that the harder a company builds up its cyberdefenses, the more its staff become targets of corporate espionage.

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Afghanistan: German Consulate Targeted In Taliban Attack

A suicide car bomb exploded late Nov. 10 after ramming the gate of the German Consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, a senior police official said, AP reported. Read more…

Russia: Security Service Says It Disrupts Sabotage Plot In Crimea

Russia's Federal Security Service said Nov. 9 that it had disrupted a Ukraine-sponsored sabotage attempt in Crimea, RIA Novosti reported. Read more…

Iraq: Security Forces Pause To Prepare To Retake Mosul Airport

Iraqi rapid response forces currently south of Mosul are pausing to get ready to push further north toward the Mosul airport, military commanders said, Reuters reported. Read more…

Mexico: Pena Nieto, Trump To Meet Before January Inauguration

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Nov. 10 that he talked to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and that both men have agreed to meet before Trump is inaugurated in January, El Economista reported. Read more…

Syria: Last Available Food Rations Being Distributed In Eastern Aleppo

Humanitarian workers in eastern Aleppo are passing out the last remaining food rations on hand as winter descends on besieged rebel-controlled parts of the city, U.N. humanitarian advisor Jan Egeland said, Reuters reported Nov. 10. Read more…

Greece: Attackers Hurl Small Explosive Device At French Embassy

Attackers on a motorcycle tossed an explosive device at the French Embassy in Athens on Nov. 10, injuring a nearby guard, police said, Reuters reported. Read more…

Japan: Indian Prime Minister Visits For Wide-Ranging Talks

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Japan for a three-day visit beginning Nov. 10, India's Daily News and Analysis reported. Read more…

China: Security Official Elected As Chief Of Interpol

A high-ranking Chinese security official, Meng Hongwei, was elected head of the international police organization Interpol, The Guardian reported Nov. 10. Read more…

India: Prime Minister Announces Withdrawal Of 500, 1,000 Rupee Notes

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the almost immediate withdrawal of banknotes in denominations of 500 and 1,000 rupees from the legal tender system in India, a surprise move aimed at cracking down on the country's black market, Business Standard reported Nov. 9. Read more…

Syria: Coalition Airstrike Kills At Least 16 Near Raqqa, Activists Say

An overnight airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition on a village near the Islamic State's de facto capital of Raqqa killed at least 16 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, BBC reported. Read more…

Estonia: Prime Minister Loses Vote Of Confidence

Estonia's prime minister, Taavi Roivas, lost a parliamentary vote of confidence Nov. 9, Reuters reported. Read more…

Israel: Military Targets Syrian Army Position After Rocket Strikes Golan Heights

Israel targeted a Syrian army artillery position Nov. 9 after an errant rocket from Syria hit the Golan Heights, a military statement said, AP reported. Read more…

Turkey: European Commission Says More Work Needed Before Visa Liberalization

Turkey must continue its progress toward fulfilling seven remaining requirements before visa-free travel in the European Union for Turks can be approved, according to an official press release from the European Commission on Nov. 9. Read more…

Kenya: First Group Of Troops Returns From South Sudan

The first group of Kenyan troops who had been part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan returned to Kenya on Nov. 9, a military representative said, Reuters reported. Read more…

Iran: Trump Win Cannot Reverse Nuclear Deal, Rouhani Says

Donald Trump’s win in the Nov. 8 presidential election cannot reverse the deal Tehran reached last year with Washington and other Western powers over the Iranian nuclear program, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Nov. 9, IRNA reported. Read more…

Congo: Grenade Kills 2, Injures Dozens In Eastern Province

A grenade exploded Nov. 8 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern province of North Kivu, killing 2 people and injuring dozens of others, Governor Julien Paluku said, AP reported. Read more…

Niger: Gunmen Raid Village Near Border With Mali

Dozens of gunmen raided the village of Banigabou in Niger near the border with Mali early on Nov. 8, killing five soldiers and injuring four others, Niger's Foreign Ministry said, Reuters reported. Read more…

Zimbabwe: Sell-Offs Hit Stock Exchange As Government Prepares Bond Notes

Zimbabwe's stock exchange was hit by record sell-offs in the 10 months leading up to November, with net outflows topping $56 million, the Financial Gazette reported Nov. 8. Read more…

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