Brazil held an election on Sunday. No one running for president got more than 50% of the vote, so there will be a "runoff" election on October 28.
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After a week of challenges and sudden changes, Australia has a new prime minister. Malcolm Turnbull has been replaced by Scott Morrison.
Two people who worked closely with President Donald Trump when he was running for president have been found guilty of crimes. The news brings serious problems closer to the White House.
Ethan Sonneborn is one of four Democrats running for governor of Vermont. What sets Ethan apart from the other people running is that he's only 14 years old.
Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe's first election since its last president, Robert Mugabe, was forced to quit. Nelson Chamisa, who lost, says the election was not fair.
US president Donald Trump has surprised much of the world by insulting his own country instead of standing up to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
On Sunday, Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected president of Mexico. Mr. López Obrador has run for president three times. This time, he won by a lot.
Pedro Sánchez has become the new prime minister of Spain. He didn't win an election. He worked with other members of Parliament to force the old prime minister out.
Nicolás Maduro was re-elected as president of Venezuela in an election many people say was unfair. He has kept control of the country in spite of very tough times.
92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad is the new prime minister of Malaysia. The story of his surprise re-election is unusual in many ways.
On Sunday, Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán was re-elected for the third time. Many other people from his party were also elected. Now he has the power to change the laws of the country.