December 2016 interactive

By Jordi Bou

December 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 - Events in December include a NATO summit in Belgium, a referendum on constitutional changes in Italy, and a re-run of Austria’s presidential election. Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Japan, an investigation begins into a corruption scandal affecting South Korean President Park Geun-hye, and Israel becomes the first U.S. ally to receive F-35 stealth fighter jets. The U.S. marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and contenders in Google’s $30m Lunar XPrize competition must line up a 2017 Moon mission.