Fighting resumes in rebel-held northwestern Syria, as government forces capture four villages by making their first large-scale push against rebel groups since the ceasefire that ended the 2019 northwestern Syria offensive earlier this year. (ABC News)
Japan announces it will raise military spending (1.1%) for an eighth consecutive year to a record high as it invests in ballistic missile and air defence to counter a perceived threat from North Korea and China. (Reuters)
An Atlas V N22 rocket successfully launches the first space-faring Boeing Starliner spacecraft during the Boe-OFT mission. However, an issue with the spacecraft's mission elapsed time clock immediately after launch causes the premature depletion of the spacecraft's attitude control fuel, precluding the spacecraft's planned rendezvous with the International Space Station. An early reentry and landing of the spacecraft at the White Sands Missile Range is planned for 22 December. (NPR)
Twitter bans almost 6,000 accounts, alleging that they were "amplifying messages favourable to Saudi authorities" in a Saudi state-backed coordination. (BBC News)