this is bbc news. our top stories: international outcry as president putin declares that four areas of ukraine, seized illegally, are now russian. it came after a lavish signing ceremony translation: people in luhansk and donetsk, kherson _ and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens, forever. making landfall in the us for a second time: hurricane ian strikes south carolina. residents in three states are warned of life—threatening floods. pressure on the tech giants as a coroner rules social media

did play a part in the suicide of british teenager molly russell. burkina faso�*s army captain ousts the country's military leader and dissolves the government in the second takeover in eight months. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has warned russia that it will not get away with seizing its neighbour's land by force after vladimir putin announced the annexation of four occupied it's the biggest seizure of territory in europe since the second world war. in a signing ceremony at the kremlin, mr putin declared that donetsk, luhansk, zaporizhzhia and kherson are now part of russia. in response, ukraine has formally applied to join nato. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin.

what he was about to do had sparked international condemnation, but vladimir putin didn't care. in the kremlin, he announced the annexation of 15% of ukrainian land. in the audience, kremlin—appointed officials from those territories occupied by russia. translation: i want the kyiv authorities and their real- masters in the west to hear me, so that they remember this forever. people in luhansk and donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens, forever. defiant, unapologetic, russia's president laid into the west. instead of democracy there, there's suppression and exploitation. instead of freedom, enslavement and violence. america is the only country in the world that has used

nuclear weapons twice — when they destroyed the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. by the way, they set a precedent with that. comments like that are worrying in light of the kremlin�*s recent nuclear sabre—rattling. through this annexation, vladimir putin is trying to change the facts on the ground, trying to secure for himself some kind of victory. the problem is you can claim all you want that land you have occupied is rightfully yours, but ukraine isn't going to believe that, the international community doesn't believe that, and that leaves vladimir putin looking more isolated than ever. joe biden. president biden condemned the annexation and imposed new sanctions on russia. we're rallying the world to keep support for ukraine strong and consistent. applause. and ukraine's right to exist as a people.

this represents the most serious escalation since the start of the war. none of this shows strength. it shows weakness. it is an admission that the war is not going to plan. moscow says these territories arejoining russia after holding referendums, but they've been widely discredited. the west denounced them as a sham, scripted and directed by the kremlin. and so, the stage was set for the next act — the signing ceremony. plenty of pomp, but think of the circumstance. vladimir putin has just raised the stakes. he's warned he will defend the annexed territories with all means at his disposal, and he says he's not bluffing. tonight, more kremlin choreography, and the president

portrayed like a pop star. many in this crowd have been bused in specially to create a sense of celebration — although polls show there is growing alarm in russia over the war in ukraine and about russians being called up to fight there. but this promise from the president — "victory will be ours". steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in ukraine itself, officials in zaporizhia — one of the four areas annexed on friday — say 30 people have been killed and 88 more injured after a russian missile strike on a convoy of civilian vehicles. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has been to the site of the attack on the outskirts of the city. a warning — his report contains some distressing details.

there was no doubting the target. this was about killing civilians, people. here, waiting to be escorted to russian—occupied territory, they work methodically, patiently, under an eerie silence. until... crying and wailing. people arrived to find someone dear to them has gone. viktoriia had stepped out for a break at the cafe where she worked. she came back to find her boss lying dead on the floor. translation: people were dying here. -

another russian annexation of ukrainian territory has been met with a now typical kyiv response. translation: the entire territory of our country i will be liberated from this enemy. the enemy of not only ukraine but also of life itself, humanity, law and truth. russia already knows this, it feels our power. when you think about what this place was used for, along with that enormous crater,

all of those point to a very deliberate targeted strike. the reasons for it are not clear, as ever, but the devastation is plain to see. ukraine says it is once again applying tojoin nato. the alliance, however, has always been worried about causing an escalation — something russia is less concerned about. james waterhouse, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. let's get some of the day's other news. japan has criticised north korea for launching more missile tests this week, just as the us vice president has been on a visit to the region. the launches defy a ban imposed on the country by the un they landed outsidejapan�*s exclusive economic zone, their is concern the country may even be about to conduct a nuclear test in the coming weeks. us supreme courtjustice ketanji brown jackson has received a formal welcome

at the nation's high court before the justices convene for their next term beginning on monday. jackson, appointed by president biden, was sworn in injuly and has already been participating fully in the court's activities. the rail network across britain is being brought to a virtual standstill because of strikes by tens of thousands of workers in a long—running dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. rail industry bosses say working practices need to be updated. people travelling to football matches, the london marathon and the conservative party conference in birmingham this weekend will all be affected. hurricane ian has made landfall in the us state of south carolina as a category i storm after pummelling florida on wednesday. this is the historic coastal city of charleston, which has been lashed by winds and heavy rain. hundreds of kilometres of the south—eastern seaboard of the us are under severe weather alerts. earlier, the hurricane caused

widespread devastation in florida, where search and rescue efforts are still under way. officials believe at least 21 people may have died but it may be days before the full number of casualties is known. rob fowler, chief meteorologist at wcbd—tv in south carolina, updated us on the situation in south carolina. a lot quieter than 2a hours ago. about 2a hours ago, we were watching what was hurricane ian kinda coming up the coast on the atlantic ocean, heading our way. we had some rain and things really ramped up overnight and through the early morning hours as we saw the rain and the winds really pick up, and i would say probably by ten o'clock our time — am — all the way until about two o'clock in the afternoon, it was, as we say, rocking and rolling. we had very, very strong winds. we had a wind gust of 92 mph on folly beach, which is one of our barrier islands — we're right on the atlantic ocean — and a lot of wind gusts right into the 60s and 70 mile per hour range, so it has been quite a day here and i guess

when i — ijust went home for dinner after a long day of broadcasting and in my neighbourhood, there's branches and stuff everywhere, debris everywhere, so it didn't hit us as hard as florida but certainly, it did hit us pretty hard. i was just going to say how does it compare to what happened in florida? well, fortunately for us, it went over florida — it hit southwest florida with 150 mile per hour winds — it hit us with 85 mile per hour winds, but there were gusts even higher than that, so. and what is interesting is, lucy, the actual centre — the eye of the storm — passed about 40—50 miles to our north in a place called georgetown, south carolina, and we're south of there. but even though the centre went to our north, we got the brunt of the storm as the eyewall, those real strong bands of thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain, actually went right through the charleston area, so it has been quite a day. and it's thought that the flooding in florida and other areas could continue

for days, doesn't it? we still have some roads in our area that are impassable, here in the charleston area. so, yes, what happened is, since we are on the ocean, we've got the tides coming in and all that water coming in ahead of hurricane ianjust got pushed in and pushed in to our creeks and our harbour and itjust couldn't evacuate, so even still at this hour, there are some roads in charleston that are not passible. we are only about seven feet above sea level, so it doesn't take much for us to flood. right. and moving on from now, how is it going, thought to be weakening? it is weakening. it is now basically almost in north carolina, the centre of circulation. it has transitioned into a big wind storm and rainstorm but i know i was was talking to one of our meteorologists at one of our tv stations in raleigh, north carolina and he said, "rob, it's a mess up here," so we transferred all of that wind and rain to our neighbours in north carolina, then it will continue to move to the north and weaken

but even still at this hour, we have got some gusty winds. not what we had earlier but still winds at 20, 25 mph gusting, creating issues for our power crews who are trying to get out and restore power and other folks that are trying to get out and clean things up. a suicide attack at an education centre in the afghan capital kabul has killed at least 19 people, most of them young female students. many more are wounded. louisa pilbeam has more. sobs. this woman is ringing her sister. there is no answer. "my sister was in there," she says, "taking an exam." but there is no answer. she says there is no information. and in their early 20s.

at the front of the kaaj higher educational centre. before detonating his device. translation: we were in the midst of the exam - and suddenly, an explosion occurred. the girls were sitting in the first row and we, the boys, were sitting behind them. translation: when i heard the sound of the explosion, l i saw so many pieces of flesh in the air. people were panicking so much. some were injured and some were crying. i went to help them. i helped to carry some dead bodies.

an ethnic group previously targeted by an affiliate of islamic state. the taliban's return to power last year saw violence decline. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — a tournament in itself: the football supporters searching for world cup stickers amid a shortage. the nightmare that so many people out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of affection from catholics

throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited _ the religious compound, - and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy- sites, an idea - that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: international outcry as president putin declares that four areas of ukraine, seized illegally, are now russian. making landfall for a second time: hurricane ian strikes south carolina — residents in three states are warned

of life—threatening floods. the prince of wales has said that online safety for children and young people should be a prerequisite, not an afterthought, after a coroner ruled that social media did contribute to the death of 14—year—old molly russell, who took her own life five years ago. the coroner said the material molly viewed online "shouldn't have been available for a child to see". the inquest heard she'd seen thousands of posts relating to depression, self—harm and suicide before her death. herfather has called on social media companies to tackle their "toxic culture". a warning, angus crawford's report does contain some distressing details. full of love and bubbling with excitement, her family say. but in secret, overwhelmed by depression and what she saw on social media. now, afterfive years, some answers and a sense ofjustice. i hope that this will be an important step in bringing about much—needed change.

ian russell always said social media helped kill molly. now, a coroner agrees. he said molly: the inquest was shown images like this, liked and shared by molly. "look in my eyes," it says. "i want to die." and here, a heart monitor. the question, "if it stopped, would you miss me?" the algorithms sent her thousands just like it, dark and miserable, cut wrists and nooses. and there were hundreds of videos — black and white, glamorised, set to music. the coroner concluded that:

ian russell came every day, sitting through two weeks of graphic evidence about what molly felt and what she saw — the posts he described as a "drip—feed of daily hopelessness." and, in a first for big tech, executives for meta, which owns instagram, and the image—sharing site pinterest, called to account under oath, in a court in the uk. ian russell first spoke out about what he found on molly's phone in 2019. "this world is so cruel "and i don't want to see it any more." he became a vocal campaigner, speaking to mps. i remember my disbelief when i saw my lifeless youngest daughter... even meeting the prince and princess of wales, who tonight said...

instagram did make some safety changes. three years ago, we spoke to the ceo, who had this message for ian. i have a lot of respect for the fact that he's turned an incredibly tragic experience into a force for change, into a force for good. and for that, i'm grateful. but ian says any reforms came too late for molly and much, much more needs to be done. if this demented trail of life—sucking content was safe, my daughter molly would probably still be alive. and the final thing i want to say... ..is thank you, molly, for being my daughter.

thank you. disaffected soldiers in burkina faso say they've carried out a coup, the second this year. a statement read out on national television said an army captain, ibrahim traore, had deposed the military ruler paul—henri damiba and dissolved the government and constitution. as the bbc�*s mayeni jones now reports, protests have broken out across burkina faso over the security situation in the west african county. this is the second coup embassy in afar so injust this is the second coup embassy in afar so in just eight months —— burkina faso in in afar so in just eight months —— burkina faso in 'ust in afar so in just eight months —— burkina faso in 'ust ei-ht —— burkina faso injust eight months. it is a familiar scene, a group of soldiers appear in these military fatigues, and make an announcement on state television, saying they have been compelled to take over. they say it is for security reasons, which are the same reasons, which are the same reason the first group of soldiers cited back injanuary

when they took power. burkina fasois when they took power. burkina faso is part of this group of countries in the west of africa where islamist insurgent groups have been trying to carve out territory. and back injanuary went paul—henri damiba and his group's of soldiers took power, they said they would be able to tackle those groups. eight months later many in burkina faso feel they have not done enough and the new leaders of this coup say that the last interim leader, paul—henri damiba, was too busy pursuing his political ambitions to try and secure the country. they say they have been given no choice but to take over. i have made promises for the international immunity that they will respect all of their obligations, including respect of human rights, and the united states has already released a statement saying they are concerned as to the latest development in burkina faso and urging their citizens to limit movement. i think one key thing to look out for over the next

few days is whether this new group gives any indication whether they would like to form international partnerships. in the past france, the former colonial ruler of burkina faso was the main military partner in the region, many west african countries now feel they need to turn to other partners. marley recently started collaborating with russian fighters, and there were protests on friday afternoon where citizens were saying that the new group should partner with russia when it comes to fighting terrorism in the region moving forward. whether they will decide to do it will be very influential as to whether the russian influence will continue to grow in west africa. it's less than two months now until the football world cup kicks off in qatar. excitement is building for supporters all around the globe. some are showing their enthusiasm in a very

particular way — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. football fever on a somewhat smaller scale. before every major tournament, people start collecting sticker books. but this year, for some, it's not been that easy. in argentina, there is a major shortage of stickers. shops have sold out, albums are yet to be filled. although some have been luckier than others. translation: my dad said, "i hope we get messi". - he opened it, and we got messi. i went around the house, shouting, "i got messi! "i got messi!" here in buenos aires, they are literally queueing around the block. desperate times call

for desperate measures. translation: i arrived at 5:00 in the morning and discovered l they are selling stickers here in one of the few places you can find them right now, because they are not available anywhere. in mexico, santiago fills up his sticker book, but he has to glue it in. his father couldn't afford the real thing, so he had to improvise, printing off copies from the internet — although santiago doesn't seem to mind. translation: i had this light bulb moment. - i couldn't do anything else. i got home, i gave him the album. i said to him, "take this, son." he hugged me, he kissed me, and he said, "daddy dearest, "i love you. i love you, i love you." the devotion, the obsession, is clear. just imagine how excited they will be when some actual football gets under way.

tim allman, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lucyegrey. thanks for your company. an atlantic weather front has swept across the uk. most of us had a spell of steady rain and gusty winds and now, in the wake of that weather front, we've sunshine and showers for this weekend and quite brisk winds as well, particularly around western areas. now, that low pressure will still drive our weather through the course of saturday and sunday. but here's that weather front, it's now moving into scandinavia through germany and also through france. let's look at the early hours. quite a few isobars here because the low pressure is still close by. well, just to the north—west of us, that means gusty winds pushing in the showers in scotland and northern ireland and there will be a few elsewhere, but predominantly clear spells early on saturday. temperatures will range

from 7 in aberdeen to around 12 in the south. here's the forecast for saturday itself, and the picture remains more or less the same. brisk winds out towards the west, occasional showers, some of them quite heavy in scotland and northern ireland, best of the weather the further east and south you are. temperatures will be around 19 in london for a time, but for many of us in the north—west, closer to 13 or 14. now, sunday, another weather front is expected to brush southern parts of the uk, and why�*s that important? well, we've got the london marathon on sunday, and here's the thinking — the rain will probably reach south—western parts of the uk early in the morning, and then it should reach london, it looks as though the rain will clear by the time we get to the afternoon. so, we will call it a wet start to the marathon and through the afternoon, things should dry out, but there is uncertainty with regards to how quickly that will happen. the rest of the country should have a fine day on sunday. if you're wondering

about monday, high pressure is expected to build across england and wales, so fine weather here with light winds, really very pleasant conditions and turning a bit warmer, but in the north—west, we'll be closer to atlantic weather fronts. some rain expected possibly northern ireland and quite likely there in the western isles of scotland. here are the temperatures, high teens and in scotland and northern ireland mid teens. and here's the outlook — next week it looks as though at times, the weather will be unsettled but those temperatures for a time could reach 20 degrees in the south of the uk. have a good weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines: russia's president putin has announced four illegally seized regions of ukraine are now part of russia. marking the declaration at events in moscow, he warned the west he would protect the territory with all means at russia's disposal. the us says the annexation is a sign that vladimir putin is struggling. hurricane ian's made landfall in the us again, slamming south carolina with winds of iaokm/h. officials there and in north carolina and georgia told residents to prepare for life—threatening flooding. it struck florida on wednesday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the us.

police in afghanistan say 19 people have died and around 30 have been wounded