LL Cool J became the first rapper to receive a Kennedy Center Honor at its 40th Anniversary. Receiving this award is Americas highest achievement for a performer.
Hundreds of warplanes and several weapons began training as the US and South Korea embarked on a massive aerial drill on Monday, 4 December, in a strong show of force against the reclusive North Korean regime. The joint drill, codenamed Vigilant ACE (air combat exercise), is taking place within days of Pyongyangs launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), although the exercise was scheduled before the Norths provocative act.
US has ordered to send 230 jetplanes and 12,000 troops to take part in the war drill over eight airbases in the Korean peninsula.
The Senate narrowly approves the Republican tax reform legislation, with no Democrat voting in favor.
In Washington D.C. President Trump delivered a message, wishing America and the world a merry Christmas.
Former National Security advisor to President Trump, has plead guilty to lying to the FBI regarding his contact with Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak.
US Senate candidate Roy Moore was heckled by protesters during a campaign event in Theodore, Alabama. As the Alabama Republican addressed his sexual misconduct allegations, a protester interrupted his speech by questioning if the accusers were lying.
UK PM, Theresa May, states that President Trump was wrong to retweet video from Britain First because it is hateful.
President Trump tweeted he did not see a deal with the top Democrats, leading them to cancel the much-anticipated meeting to prevent a government shutdown.
President Donald Trump has retweeted anti-muslim videos from Jayden Fransen, the Deputy Leader of far-right group Britain First. Fransen has been found guilty of harassing a Muslim woman and was most recently charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.
A few days after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he wanted Maoist rebel leaders arrested after the failed peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDP), Philippine security forces killed 15 New People's Army (NPA) rebels in separate encounters in the Northern Philippines.
North Korea confirmed on Wednesday (29 November) that it successfully tested a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile earlier in the day. The missile landed in Japanese waters and triggered international outrage. North Korea made a special announcement about its latest missile test, featuring Ri Chun Hee, the newsreader who appears only when there is big news. The isolated regime has conducted dozens of ballistic missile tests under Kim Jong-un, in defiance of international sanctions.
Presidential adviser Ivanka Trump kicked off the three day summit by explaining economic motivations for closing the pay gap.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is sworn in for his second five-year term. Protesters were teargassed by police and gunshots were heard as crowds were forced to disperse.
A graphic video of Japanese fishermen hunting whales in an Australian ocean sanctuary in the Antarctic region has finally been released, nearly a decade after it was caught on camera and after five years of legal battle. The footage released by Sea Shepherd conservation group shows the men using a harpoon on a whale before dragging its injured body on to their boat.