Polls in Brazil had been predicting an end to the presidency of Jayerbil Sonaro. Malawi's democracy that bloomed from a violent transition is held up as a regional success story. And Ukraine's forces have won lots of Russian military kit in the course of the invasion.
Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president, did unexpectedly well—giving his campaign a boost and foreshadowing a tough run-up to the second round. Malawi’s incipient democracy stands as a shining regional example, but remaking its economy has proved even harder than ousting its undemocratic leader. And why one tank is a particularly handsome prize amid Ukraine’s growing pile of captured Russian kit.