Turkey offers to mediate between Ukraine and Russia over the conflict between the two nations.

BioNTech says that it is developing a vaccine to combat the Omicron variant.

Argentina donates 780,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to countries which have detected cases of the Omicron variant; Angola, Kenya and Barbados.

A contestant at the Miss Universe contest in Eilat, Israel tests positive for COVID-19.

Portugal reports the first 13 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant at Lisbon soccer team Belenenses SAD.

Spain reports the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a traveler who had arrived from South Africa after layover in Amsterdam.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reveals his intentions to rebuild his country's ties with Egypt and Israel.

While votes are still being counted, both Xiomara Castro and Nasry Asfura declare that their respective tickets have won the presidential election.

Magdalena Andersson is re-elected as Prime Minister of Sweden by the Riksdag after she resigned last week.

Jack Dorsey is expected to resign from Twitter as Parag Agrawal is announced as the new CEO of Twitter.

Six Sudanese soldiers are killed during a confrontation with Ethiopian troops in a disputed border region.

Five Peshmerga fighters are killed and four more are wounded during a shooting and bombing attack by the Islamic State in Diyala.

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.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru at 131 kilometres (81 mi) 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.

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.

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.

Maldives bans entry to flights from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi and Eswatini.

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.

The Moroccan government announces that it will suspend all incoming passenger flights for the next two weeks.

Rwanda temporarily suspends all commercial flights to Southern Africa due to the emergence of the Omicron variant.

The Netherlands reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in 13 people who travelled from South Africa on November 26.

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.

Canada reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in two people in Ontario who recently travelled to Nigeria.

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.

Sixty-seven protesters are arrested in Isfahan during a protest against water shortages.

Petr Fiala is designated as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic to form a majority government following the October election.

Hondurans go to the polls to elect their next President.

Kyrgyzstan holds parliamentary elections after the annulment of the results of the October 2020 elections due to protests.