In saudi oil output, but the authorities in riyadh say they aim to reverse a third of the losses by monday. The European Union says the attacks are a real threat to security in the middle east. Iran has dismissed us allegations that it was behind the attacks. Nina nanji reports. An increasingly bitter war of words between iran and the United States over who is to blame for the attacks on the heart of saudi arabias economy. The saudis say half of their Oil Production has been knocked out after drone strikes on two oilfacilities. Houthi rebels in yemen say they were behind the attacks. But the us secretary of state dismissed this, saying there was no evidence the drones came from yemen. In a tweet, he said that tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on saudi arabia, while irans president rouhani and foreign minister zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy. Iran immediately hit back, scathing of trump administrations methods. Foreign media reports say the attacks could have a Significant Impact
The chancellor promises the fastest increase in spending on schools and hospitals for 15 years labour calls it grubby electioneering. The trail of devastation that Hurricane Dorian has left behind the Prime Minister of bahamas says some areas have been decimated. England take a third wicket in the fourth ashes, but that man steve smith is still at the crease for the aussies. And in sport, well have the latest from the us open. No Roger Federer knocked out by Grigori Dimitrov but who will make it to the semifinals . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Less than 2a hours after losing one crucial vote, borisjohnson has now suffered another defeat. In the last hour, mps have voted for a bill that could force the Prime Minister to ask for brexit to be delayed till the end of january next year something hes pledged never to do. There are more votes to come. Its been a day of frenetic and angry exchanges in the commons, and our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has been watching
A new country. For some jakarta. They came to indonesia in hope they could start a new life in Australia New Zealand canada but many say theyre now stranded. Fled the war in afghanistan and 2015 he and his family live in this makeshift shelter without electricity basic sanitation and little food. Dont have come here my wife has 3. She leaves. I have no money but their food. Mohamed is one of 400 refugees sharing this small spacing in west jakarta up to 26 men live in this room using cardboard boxes and plastic sheets to make the floor more comfortable to sleep on unable to work or study they sit and wait for transit papers and assistance but as conflicts in africa and the middle east continue frustration levels are rising the refugees have been demonstrating in front of the Un Refugee Agency for the past several weeks many of them. To eritrea somalia and iraq. 7 many blame the authorities for not doing enough. Youre not. Doing here you are supposed to protect all the refugees treating
2 months theres just a few of the thousands of young iraqis with University Degrees protesting outside government buildings in baghdad and they are demanding jobs on the other but i feel a volcano of anger inside me and im sad because its my country and all im asking for is my rights iraq has so much oil its like water from a tent and im sitting on the pavement up to 16 years of hard study. Every year 150000 iraqis graduate from university and they are eager to work in their chosen fields but unemployment among 15 to 39 year olds is around 22 percent a comet says its in the governments interest to act we said ive got none healthy message to the community here because we make them know that education is not the solution for this country the government sector is much bigger than the private its tripled in size since 2003 and now employs more than 4000000 people. Yet new government jobs are scarce iraqs all minister admits the countrys 2019 budget didnt make sufficient provision for emplo
Only by a tiny fraction, but in the decades ahead, as the planet heats up, more ice here will melt, with potentially catastrophic implications right around the world. For low lying countries like bangladesh, even a small rise in sea level could pose a real danger. But, if the melting accelerates, florida and many other places will be severely affected during the course of this century. But, in the worst case scenario, parts of Eastern England and dozens of cities around the world could actually go under unless new defences are built for them. For the people of greenland, the flow of ice is increasing. It is a spectacular sight, and a sign of a warmer climate that would be helpful, especially for farmers. We find these cattle grazing on the shore beside the icebergs. But these Young Greenlanders say theyre worried that the more the ice here melts, the more flooding there will be in other parts of the world. It is scary because, well, we have no control of it, you know . And it is a lot