2021 Icelandic parliamentary election Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir's second cabinet takes office after reaching an agreement with the Left-Green Movement, the Independence Party and the Progressive Party.
2021 Kyrgyz parliamentary election Kyrgyzstan holds parliamentary elections after the annulment of the results of the October 2020 elections due to protests.
Petr Fiala Petr Fiala is designated as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic to form a majority government following the October election.
2021 Iranian protests Sixty-seven protesters are arrested in Isfahan during a protest against water shortages.
COVID-19 pandemic Australia reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in two people who travelled from Southern Africa and are currently in quarantine in a hotel in New South Wales.
The Netherlands tightens its partial lockdown restrictions that require non-essential shops, sports facilities, and hospitality and cultural venues to close at 5 p.m., and chemists, supermarkets, and wholesalers to close at 8 p.m., amid a record number of new COVID-19 cases as well as concerns about the Omicron variant.
The Netherlands reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in 13 people who traveled from South Africa on November 26.
Canada reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in two people in Ontario who recently traveled to Nigeria.
Rwanda temporarily suspends all commercial flights to Southern Africa due to the emergence of the Omicron variant.
The Moroccan government announces that it will suspend all incoming passenger flights for the next two weeks.
The Philippines bans entry to flights from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Additionally, the entry of fully vaccinated foreign nationals from green-list countries that was expected to begin on December 1 is temporarily suspended.
Maldives bans entry to flights from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi and Eswatini.
Israel closes its borders to all foreigners and requires citizens who have travelled outside the country to quarantine for three days for fully vaccinated people and seven days for unvaccinated people as part of an effort to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant.
Indonesia bans foreigners who have travelled to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini and Nigeria in the past 14 days amid the emergence of the Omicron variant.
2021 Northern Peru earthquake A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru at 131 km of depth, killing one person and injuring 12 others. 75 homes are destroyed and around 220 damaged. The earthquake is felt as far south as Lima. President Pedro Castillo orders the deployment of relief and also viewed the area in a military aircraft.
Operation Barkhane A convoy carrying French troops in Niger opens fire against locals in Téra, Tillabéri Region, who were protesting against the French presence in the country, killing two people and wounding 18 others.
2020–2021 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes Six Sudanese soldiers are killed during a confrontation with Ethiopian troops in a disputed border region.
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq Five Peshmerga fighters are killed and four more are wounded during a shooting and bombing attack by the Islamic State in Diyala.