Editing 2017 (section)

=== December ===
* [[December 5]] – Russia is banned from the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in Pyeongchang by the [[International Olympic Committee]], following an investigation into state-sponsored [[Doping in sport|doping]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/42242007|title=Russian doping: IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics|date=December 5, 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205184249/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/42242007|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 6]] – The United States officially recognizes [[Jerusalem]] as [[Israel]]'s capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42259443|title=Jerusalem is Israel's capital - Trump|date=December 6, 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=December 6, 2017|archive-date=December 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206184525/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42259443|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 9]] – The [[Iraqi Armed Forces|Iraqi military]] announces that it has "fully liberated" all of Iraq's territory from "[[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] terrorist gangs" and retaken full control of the Iraqi-Syrian border.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levenson |first=Eric  |last2=Karadsheh |first2=Jomana  |date=December 9, 2017 |title=Iraq is 'fully liberated' from ISIS, its military says |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/09/middleeast/iraq-isis-military-liberated/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123123214/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/09/middleeast/iraq-isis-military-liberated/index.html |archive-date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=December 10, 2017 |website=CNN}}</ref>
* [[December 14]] – [[The Walt Disney Company]] announces that it will acquire most of [[21st Century Fox]], including the [[20th Century Fox]] film studio, for $66&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c9635a99-8be6-33ed-9711-beb8c5bcc177 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/c9635a99-8be6-33ed-9711-beb8c5bcc177 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Disney to buy 21st Century Fox assets in $66bn deal|website=Financial Times|date=December 14, 2017|last1=Garrahan|first1=Matthew}}</ref>
* [[December 22]] – The [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]] votes 15–0 in favor of additional [[Sanctions against North Korea|sanctions on North Korea]], including measures to slash the country's petroleum imports by up to 90%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=58345|title=Security Council further tightens sanctions against DPR Korea|date=December 22, 2017|work=UN|access-date=December 23, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223022445/http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=58345|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42464011|title=North Korea: Trump praises latest UN sanctions over missiles|date=December 23, 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=December 23, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223041130/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42464011|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 24]] – [[Guatemala]] follows in the footsteps of the [[United States]] by announcing that they will also move their Israeli embassy to [[Jerusalem]], followed by [[Honduras]] and [[Panama]] two days later.<ref>{{cite web | last=Julian | first=Hana Levi | title=Honduras, Panama to Transfer Embassies to Jerusalem, Following US and Guatemala - The Jewish Press - 9 Tevet 5778 – December 26, 2017 - JewishPress.com | website=JewishPress.com | date=December 26, 2017 | url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/honduras-panama-to-transfer-embassies-to-jerusalem-following-us-and-guatemala/2017/12/26/ | access-date=December 30, 2017 | archive-date=December 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229152747/http://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/honduras-panama-to-transfer-embassies-to-jerusalem-following-us-and-guatemala/2017/12/26/ | url-status=live }}</ref>