Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- Armed opposition militants fired shells containing chlorine and white phosphorus at the 1070 Apartments project in Aleppo. (Al Masdar News)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 13 are killed in a fire in New Delhi, India. (VOA News)
Politics and elections
- Anti-Trump protests
- Protests and riots against president-elect Donald Trump take place in Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, and Atlanta, leading to the arrests of over 225 people. (The Washington Post)
Science and technology
- An Atlas V rocket successfully launches WorldView-4 for DigitalGlobe from Vandenberg Air Force Base after a two-month delay caused by wildfires near the spaceport. (SpaceNews)