Sun activity seems to be normal.
http://suntoday.lmsal.com/suntoday/?suntoday_date=2018-12-17
US military carries out 6 airstrikes in Somalia against al-Shabab extremist rebels, 62 killed
https://kristv.com/ap-international-news/2018/12/17/us-military-carries-out-6-airstrikes-in-somalia-against-al-shabab-extremist-rebels-62-killed/
‘Yellow vests’ reach Turkey as thousands protest cost of living
Thousands of people turned out to protest the rising cost of living in Turkey at a demonstration in Diyarbakir in the southeast of the country, an AFP journalist reported.
There was a significant police presence in the Kurd-majority region for the march, which was organized by the KESK, a confederation of public service workers unions, in response to sharp price rises in recent months.
They were also demanding the reinstatement of tens of thousands of public sectors who were sacked after the failed July 2016 coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2018/12/17/-Yellow-vests-reach-Turkey-as-thousands-protest-cost-of-living.html