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Dozens of high engagement accounts on the social media platform X have been accused of misleading users following the rollout of a new transparency feature that shows user locations.

BBC Verify has found accounts posing as US and Scottish users getting involved in national political debates, which actually seem to be run by people in other countries such as Kenya and Iran.

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The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have revealed.

Around 4,000 people up to the age of 90 had scans to reveal the connections between their brain cells.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that the brain stays in the adolescent phase until our early thirties when we "peak".

They say the results could help us understand why the risk of mental health disorders and dementia varies through life.

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China has launched a spacecraft to allow them to bring back three astronauts, stuck in the country's space station, back to earth.

The unmanned Shenzhou-22 was not supposed to be launched until April next year.

But the crew on the space station currently have no way of returning home if there was an emergency because an earlier launch vehicle was declared unfit to fly after its window was cracked by suspected space debris.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said "matters about Ukraine and it's future must be determined by Ukraine".

He also told MPs that Britain will "never faulter" in its support for the country ahead of Tuesday's virtual "coalition of the willing" meeting of Ukraine's European allies.

Earlier in the day, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a "good and very productive" conversation with Starmer, in which they discussed the agenda for the meeting.

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Activists have accused Nigerian authorities of ignoring a kidnapping crisis and have called for the rescue of students abducted in the north last week.

The Christian Association of Nigeria said more than 300 children were kidnapped when gunman stormed a Catholic boarding school on Friday.

Fifty of those children have escaped and have been reunited with their families, according to the association. However, the police said they haven't been able to confirm these reports.

A rescue operation is under way for the 253 children and 12 teachers who remain missing.

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Six people have been killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight, the city's mayor has said.

Meanwhile, Russia said three people have been killed by Ukrainian strikes.

It comes as the US confirmed American officials were set to meet Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi as part of efforts to end the war.

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After President Trump hints at “big process” in Ukraine talks, are we actually any closer to peace?

The US and Ukraine have held weekend talks in Geneva over a possible peace plan. European leaders criticised the 28-point peace plan when it emerged last week, saying it was too favourable to Russia. Since then the US has said “revisions and clarifications” were made. Adam is joined by diplomatic correspondent James Landale and chief presenter Caitriona Perry.

And, just days before the UK autumn budget Adam speaks to president of the British Polling Council Professor Jane Green about what the link is between public attitudes towards the economy and immigration.

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Authorities in several Nigerian states have ordered schools to shut following the recent abductions of school children and teachers.

All primary, secondary and higher education schools in the Nigerian state of Bauchi have been shut over concerns of rising insecurity.

Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu ordered the recruitment of an extra 30,000 police officers on Sunday.

Last week's attacks follow claims by right-wing figures in the US, including President Donald Trump, that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria.

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The United States is poised to launch a new phase of operations around Venezuela, according to US officials, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.

The US accuses Maduro of running the “Cartel of the Suns” drug-trafficking organisation, and has placed a $50m bounty on his head.

More than 80 people have been killed in air strikes in the region in recent weeks, and the US has gathered its largest military presence in the Caribbean since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

So, what is the US planning, and how will Venezuela respond?

The Security Brief’s Christian Fraser and Mikey Kay investigate.

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Talks in Geneva between the US and Ukraine aimed at ending the war with Russia have concluded, with officials from both sides reporting "progress" and an intention to continue working.

However, no details have emerged on how to bridge the divide between Moscow and Kyiv over territorial issues and security guarantees for Ukraine.

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the "important steps" that had been made but warned that the "main problem" facing the peace talks was Vladimir Putin's demand for legal recognition of Russian-occupied territories in eastern Ukraine.

"This would break the principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty," he said, highlighting concerns that Moscow could be rewarded for its aggression with land it seized by force.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump suggested on social media that "something good just may be happening", but with the caveat: "Don't believe it until you see it."

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