Shutdown begins as deadline passes without a deal in Congress

Dozens of people are dead and thousands were forced to evacuate after days of heavy rain unleashed torrential flooding in southern Brazil.

Georgia has erupted in protest once again, as the ruling Georgian Dream party pursues a "foreign agents" bill in parliament – something that has left a question mark hanging over the country’s European ambitions. The EU granted the ex-Soviet nation candidate status to join the bloc last December. We speak to Georgia's President Salomé Zourabichvili, who plans to veto the final draft of the law, but admits that parliament can still override her veto. That makes the October 26 election even more crucial for re-asserting the country’s European path, she says.

Eight candidates are running to take over the presidency, with the frontrunner only recently given the legal go-ahead.

Fuel shortages in Nigeria have raised the price of gasoline and caused huge queues in cities like the capital Abuja, in a country already grappling with high inflation and a cost of living crisis.

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin promise quick profits – an attraction that aids scammers fleecing investors of their funds.

The widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation are the 10th DW Freedom of Speech Award laureates.