Prime Minister of the United Kingdom UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson begins his second term and forms a new majority government after winning the 2019 general election by a landslide.
Impeachment inquiry The House Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to pass two articles for impeachment against President Donald Trump. The House of Representatives is expected to hold two votes, one for each charge, on Wednesday, December 18.
Corruption in Ukraine An appeals court in Ukraine confirms the guilty ruling of Artem Sytnyk, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, for corruption. Sytnyk was accused of having expensive vacations paid by businessman Mykola Nadeyko.
2019 Chilean protests The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights releases a report regarding the situation in Chile. The report confirms the existence of severe and reiterative human rights violations, including excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence.
U.S.-China trade war Both countries announce an initial deal where new tariffs to be mutually imposed on December 15 would not be implemented. China says it "will buy more high quality of American agricultural products", while the United States says it will halve the existing 15% tariffs.