Presidential transition of Donald Trump Carl's Jr.-Hardee's executive and minimum wage reform critic Andrew Puzder is selected as United States Secretary of Labor.
Impeachment process against Park Geun-hye A bill is introduced into the South Korean National Assembly to impeach President Park Geun-hye. A vote is expected tomorrow.
New Zealand National Party leadership election, 2016 Australian Associated Press reports that Bill English has secured the support of a majority of members of the New Zealand National Party to succeed John Key as the Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Philippine drug war A panel formed by the Senate of the Philippines concludes that operations under Oplan Tokhang by the Philippine National Police is unconstitutional.
2016 Aceh earthquake International aid organisations arrive in the Indonesian province of Aceh as the death toll for the earthquake passes 100.
War in Donbass As of December 1, the total death toll for the war stands at an estimated 9,758 people according to a United Nations report released today.