Show Notes
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva beats the odds to win a fourth term as Brazil's president - while his opponent Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado makes a much-anticipated return home after almost a year away. A student-backed political party wins a shock victory over Serbia's longtime leader. And the race to be crowned the world's best soccer player is heating up with the countdown to the Ballon d'Or.
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