December 8, 2016 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Donbass
- As of December 1, the total death toll for the war stands at an estimated 9,758 people according to a United Nations report released today. (United Nations)
Disasters and accidents
- 2016 Aceh earthquake
- International aid organisations arrive in the Indonesian province of Aceh as the death toll for the earthquake passes 100. (AP)
Law and crime
- Philippine Drug War
- A panel formed by the Senate of the Philippines concludes that operations under Oplan Tokhang by the Philippine National Police is unconstitutional. (Rappler)
Politics and elections
- New Zealand National Party leadership election, 2016
- Australian Associated Press reports that Bill English has secured the support of a majority of members of the New Zealand National Party to succeed John Key as the Prime Minister of New Zealand. (AAP via Sky News Australia)
- Impeachment process against Park Geun-hye
- A bill is introduced into the South Korean National Assembly to impeach President Park Geun-hye. A vote is expected tomorrow. (Reuters)
- Presidential transition of Donald Trump
- Carl's Jr./Hardee's executive and minimum wage reform critic Andrew Puzder is selected as United States Secretary of Labor. (The New York Times)
Science and technology
- American astronaut John Glenn dies at the age of 95. (Space)