2019 Canadian federal election Voters in Canada go to the polls to elect members of the 43rd Canadian Parliament. Polls show Justin Trudeau's Liberals and Andrew Scheer's Conservatives deadlocked with equal numbers of support after a divisive campaign.
New Zealand–United Kingdom relations The Foreign Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters accuses the UK of "walking out" on Pacific aid to small island nations. The accusation surprised British officials.
Opinions The New Cold War The world we knew from the stories of our parents is coming back to haunt us.
Second inauguration of Joko Widodo Joko Widodo is officially inaugurated as President of Indonesia for the second time, while Ma'ruf Amin is inaugurated as the new Vice President. They will serve their terms from 2019 to 2024.
2019 Swiss federal election Voters in Switzerland elect the members of the country's Federal Assembly and Council. Provisional results show the Swiss People's Party retaining their plurality, and that the Green Party has become the fourth-largest party.
2019 Chilean protests Three people are found dead in a supermarket that had been set on fire in San Bernardo.
Curfew is extended to Concepción and Valparaíso Region. Including Santiago, nine million people are under a state of emergency, equal to 52% of the country's population.
2019 Bolivian general election People in Bolivia head to the polls for the latest general elections. With results of 45% and 38% respectively, incumbent president Evo Morales will face former president Carlos Mesa in a second round run-off on 15 December.
American Three American soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division are killed and three others are injured in a training accident at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.
American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present) U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says American troops withdrawing from Syria will go to western Iraq, where the U.S. military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State to prevent its resurgence.
2019 Lebanese protests Four ministers resign from the current cabinet, stating that the government is incapable of addressing any of the issues under current circumstances. Conversely, Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah announces that his group will continue to support the government, saying, "All of us have to shoulder the responsibility of the current situation that we arrived at."
Brexit The British Parliament votes 322 to 306 to pass the so-called "Letwin amendment" to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which states it will not approve any withdrawal agreement unless all relevant formal legislation is passed. In effect any subsequent vote on a deal is not considered final, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be forced to ask for an extension.
2019 Santiago protests Curfew is announced for the Greater Santiago area, the first time it is used since the end of the Pinochet dictatorship.
Police and military officers clash with protestors in Plaza Baquedano, Maipú Main Square and other places, while several "cacerolazos" are heard in the city.
The Chilean government declares a state of emergency in the capital Santiago, following riots in response to a price hike in Santiago Metro fares. Overnight, the high-rise headquarters of Enel Generación Chile is set on fire by rioters.
Krasnoyarsk A dam on the Seiba river in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, collapses, flooding a nearby gold mine and cabins used to house miners. At least 15 people die, with 13 more missing and 14 hospitalised.
SIEV X An Iraqi man is arrested at Brisbane Airport for his membership in a human trafficking syndicate responsible for chartering a boat carrying 421 Afghan and Iraqi refugees to Australia. More than 350 of those aboard perished when the boat sank off the coast of Indonesia in October 2001.