United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2016 John N. Kennedy of the Republican Party defeats Foster Campbell of the Democratic Party to become the junior Senator for Louisiana.
Human Rights Day In the Philippines, demonstrators call for President Rodrigo Duterte to address extrajudicial killings linked to the Philippine Drug War, ongoing military operations against communist rebels, and the controversial burial of Ferdinand Marcos in the Heroes' Cemetery. An effigy of Marcos was made as a centerpiece of the protest.
Gambian presidential election, 2016 Gambian security forces are deployed on the streets of the capital Banjul, following President Yahya Jammeh's rejection of last week's presidential election result.
Chinese China opposes any new sanctions against North Korea during a meeting in the United Nations Security Council.
Hitrino train derailment At least seven people have been killed and 25 others are injured after an explosion caused by the derailment of a train carrying propane and butane in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino, near Shumen.
2016 Aceh earthquake At least 43,000 have been displaced by Wednesday's earthquake in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) Turkish fighter jets kill 19 suspected Kurdish militants in strikes on the Gara region in northern Iraq.
December 2016 Istanbul bombings Two bombs, one detonated by a suicide bomber, near the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, kill at least 29 people and injure more than 150 others. Ten people have been arrested in relation to the bombings.
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) A suicide bomber kills at least 50 soldiers and injures 70 more at a military barracks in Aden, Yemen.
Syrian civil war The United States announces that it will deploy an additional 200 troops to help force the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from Al-Raqqah.