2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dismisses Prime Minister Geraldo Martins, appointing Rui Duarte Barros as Martins' successor.
2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo elect their president, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. Voting is extended until December 21.
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the national flag.
Murder of Brianna Ghey A Manchester Crown Court jury convicts two teenagers of murdering trans girl Brianna Ghey in Warrington, Cheshire, England.
December murders Former Surinamese president Dési Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murders of 15 men.
2023 Israel–Hamas war protests Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. with graffiti reading "Free Gaza".
United States–Venezuela relations Venezuela releases ten Americans and extradites fugitive Leonard Glenn Francis, while the United States releases Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, in a prisoner exchange between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 political prisoners from jail.
International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim announces that Israel-registered ships, and all foreign vessels heading to Israel, are banned from docking within their ports or receiving cargo.
Canada Canada implements a single-use plastic ban as part of its initiative to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, despite a court ruling that deemed such restrictions unconstitutional.
Mining Twelve people are killed and 13 others are injured when a mining cart runs off the tracks in Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.
2018–present Argentine monetary crisis Argentine president Javier Milei announces a series of economic deregulation measures, targeting over 300 regulations including property and labor laws, to address the crisis.
2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis Junior doctors in England begin their longest strike action yet, spanning nine days, to address pay-related disputes with the National Health Service.
Insurgency in Balochistan In Pakistan, Sarfraz Bungulzai, leader of the separatist Baloch Nationalist Army, surrenders to authorities alongside 70 other militants in Balochistan.
2023 Israel–Hamas war The death toll in the Gaza Strip since Israel began airstrikes increases to at least 20,000 people.