Grand National Assembly of Turkey The Grand National Assembly of Turkey votes to extend a state of emergency imposed after last year's attempted coup for another three months.
115th United States Congress The House GOP caucus overwhelmingly re-elects Paul Ryan to another term as House Speaker.
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives cancels plans approved on Monday, following widespread criticism, including a tweet by President-elect Trump, that would have weakened the House's independent ethics watchdog, the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Presidential transition of Donald Trump U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says that Robert Lighthizer will be the country's chief trade negotiator.
2017 Kidapawan jail siege More than 100 prisoners escape in the Philippines after armed suspected Muslim rebels storm a prison in Kidapawan. A prison guard dies.
Hong Kong Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, who is on trial for corruption, pleads not guilty to three charges of bribery and misconduct relating to a penthouse he leased in Shenzhen.
United States Department of Commerce The U.S. Commerce Department announces that construction spending increased 0.9 percent to $1.18 trillion in November 2016, the highest level since April 2006.
Ford Ford announces that it has cancelled plans to build a $1.6 billion plant in Mexico, long criticized by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, and will invest $700 million in its Michigan plant in Flat Rock, potentially creating 700 new jobs from the investment and expansion of the plant.