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It has been an action-packed year for North Korea and its adversaries, with Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump locking horns.

Many dubbed Pete Souza a "professional shade thrower" for his timely and cleverly captioned photographs that showcased the stark difference between Trump and his predecessor.

Both Trump and the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, have said that those nations who back the non-binding resolution at the UN will face the consequences.

The US is planning to launch a military attack on North Korea to curb its nuclear programme. Sources say that weapons stockpiles will be targeted.

"This may qualify as the stupidest thing she's ever said," one Twitter user said.

"Clapper has a half-century of experience in US intelligence. His words must be heeded," one Twitter user wrote.

We've put together a quiz that will test your knowledge on 2017's tumultuous events. Do you remember the past 12 months as well as you *think* you do?

The US Senate has voted in favour of some of the biggest changes to the tax system in more than 30 years.

"What is it with Trump and his two-handed chipmunk-like style of drinking water?" one Twitter user wrote.

"He's never not an a**hole. Never," Andy Lassner, an executive producer for The Ellen Show, tweeted.

The animatronic figure of current US President Donald Trump shares the stage with those of his predecessors.

US President Donald Trump has pledged the threats from the reclusive Kim Jong-un regime will be "taken care of".

Washington stood isolated at the UN Security Council after it vetoed a resolution, which was supported by 14 states of the 15-member body.

The attribution, reportedly supported by private security firms and the UK, serves as an aggressive move for the Trump administration.

Daniel Kibblesmith, from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, took the US president down with a hilarious series of tweets, saying Trump wanted one adult ticket to see Boss Baby.

Donald Trump is set to mark a key reversal in policy from the previous Obama administration by denouncing climate change as a possible threat to the US.

The far-right party Britain First and its leaders have had their Twitter accounts suspended amid a crackdown by the social media company on "hateful and abusive" speech.

Weird news stories in 2017 included Donald Trump tweeting "covfefe," Theresa May's conference disaster, the bizarre statue of Cristiano Ronaldo and a black bear playing piano.

There were some very high-profile dismissals from Trump's White House in 2017 - can you name them all?

"This is not even remotely normal. There's something going on here," one Twitter user said.

Twitter blasted Sarah Huckabee Sanders over her tweet about the most "underreported" Trump stories of 2017.

Trump and Kushner, who have been married since 2009, have three children together. The pair face a lawsuit together.

The CIA provided information that helped prevent bombings in St Petersburg's Kazansky Cathedral and other sites, the Kremlin said.

Donald Trump becomes the least popular first-year president according to a new poll that shows his approval at 32%.

Indonesian capital Jakarta witnesses massive demonstrations, during which calls for boycott of American and Israeli goods were made.

"You misspelled #NetNeutrality, you genetically altered butternut squash," one Twitter use fired back.

"Was this Trump's performance review?" one Twitter user questioned.

Moscow had dismissed hacking allegations as "baseless" while Trump has continued to denounce the ongoing Russia probe as a "witch hunt".

His post to Instagram seemed to suggest Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol is a book about Christmas hymns.

Israeli police troopers shot a man wearing what looked like a suicide bomb vest after he stabbed an officer near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank.