- The United States officially opposes any power sharing agreement in Zimbabwe that includes Robert Mugabe. This decision forces southern African to the forefront in any immediate diplomatic negotiations.
- The two main candidates for Israeli Prime Minister have promised to topple Hamas if elected. Kadima leader Tzipi Livni is the current foreign minister and has a record of negotiating with Palestinians. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud ex-Prime Minister, may actually "walk the walk".
- China and Taiwan conclude a summit at which they discussed how they could work together to deal with the current economic situation. These talks may be more fruitful with the newly elected pro-Mainland President Ma.
- The Status of Force Agreement may have been settled between Iraq and the US, but the parliament rejected a draft that would allow British forces to stay past December 31st.
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