2017 January 21 Women march in protest against Trump
Millions of people worldwide join the Women's March in response to the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States

2017 February 11 North Korea condemned for missile firing
North Korea prompts international condemnation by test firing a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan

2017 February 13 Assassination of brother of North Korean leader
The Assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is the first in the process of Kim-Jong-un killing all rival family members

2017 March 10 20 million people face famine
The UN warns that the world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, with up to 20 million people at risk of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria

2017 May 12 WannaCry ransomware hits computers worldwide
WannaCry ransomware attack: Computers around the world are hit by a large-scale ransomware cyberattack which goes on to affect at least 150 countries

2017 May 22 Manchester Arena terrorist attack
An ISIL terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, kills 22 people and injures more than 500 others

2017 June 14 Grenfell tower fire kills 72
A fire at Grenfell Tower in London, England, kills 72 people and injures more than 70 others after spreading rapidly through cladding panels

2017 October 1 Mass shooting in Las Vegas
60 people are killed and 867 more injured when Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd in Las Vegas, surpassing the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting in US history perpetrated by a lone gunman

2017 November 2 New species of ape discovered
A new species of orangutan is identified in Indonesia, becoming the third known species of orangutan as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century

2017 November 15 Mugabe exits power in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is placed under house arrest, as the military take control of the country. He resigns six days later, after 37 years of rule

2017 November 22 Mladić found guilty of Srebrenica genocide 
The International Court of Justice finds Ratko Mladić guilty of genocide committed in Srebrenica during the 1990s Bosnian War, the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. He is sentenced to life in prison

2017 December 6 USA recognises Jerusalem as capital
The United States officially recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital