hello, and welcome to bbc news. us secretary of state mike pompeo says iran is to blame for drone strikes on two saudi oil facilities. calling it an unprecedented attack on the world s energy supply, he believes there s no evidence the attacks came from yemen, even though yemen s houthi rebels claimed responsibility. the attacks have caused huge fires, one at the world s largest oil processing facility, which may have an impact on the global market. reports say as much as half of saudi arabia s output could be disrupted. our world affairs correspondent paul adams, reports. audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabia s economy. the abqaiq oil processing plant one of the world s largest engulfed in flames, attacked by drones. the kingdom s second largest oilfield, khurais, also hit. the smoke visible from space, caught by a nasa satellite. yemen s houthi rebels are celebrating. translation: this mission comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the
says iran is to blame for drone strikes on two saudi oil facilities. calling it an unprecedented attack on the world s energy supply , he believes there s no evidence the attacks came from yemen, even though yemen s houthi rebels claimed responsibility. the attacks have caused huge fires, one at the world s largest oil processing facility, which may have an impact on the global market. reports say as much as half of saudi arabia s output could be disrupted. our world affairs correspondent paul adams, reports. audacious attacks on the heart of saudi arabia s economy. the abqaiq oil processing plant one of the world s largest engulfed in flames, attacked by drones. the kingdom s second largest oilfield, khurais, also hit. the smoke visible from space, caught by a nasa satellite. yemen s houthi rebels are celebrating. translation: this mission comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes of the aggression and its continuous blockade on our countr
the attacks sparked huge fires at the abqaiq plant the world s largest oil processing facility as well as an oil field about 100 kilometres away. there are concerns that global oil supplies may be affected with reports saying as much as half of saudi arabia s output could be disrupted. jon donnison has the latest. these were audacious attacks at the heart of the saudi oil industry. the abqaiq processing plant, one of the world s largest, engulfed in flames after apparent drone strikes. the kingdom s second largest oil field at khurais was also hit. on a houthi owned tv channel, a military spokesperson for the group said it was behind the attacks. translation: this mission comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes, of the aggression and its continuous blockade on our country for the past five years. the war between a saudi led coalition and iranian backed houthi rebels in yemen began in 2015. saudi air strikes have left thousands dead and lef
a record breaking bank holiday weekend. we ve got a lot of heat and sunshine to come this weekend but there is the risk still of one or two showers because not only are we drawing in the heat from the near continent around that area of high pressure, we are also increasing the humidity. and we ve still got low pressure sitting towards the north west of the uk and this weather front is hanging around too. hello and welcome to bbc news. for a while, it ll be quite breezy brazil s president, jair bolsonaro, in the north west corner of the uk has authorised the armed forces to tackle a record number of fires but away from here, it looks like we ll have clearer skies in the amazon rainforest. and those temperatures will dip away to 11 14 degrees. now, we ve still got more cloud for the north west of scotland it comes after intense pressure and northern ireland on saturday from european leaders, who ve threatened to scrap a major and maybe a few showers to come for the highlands an
are threatening arctic traditions. brazil s president, jair bolsonaro, has ordered the military to help fight the devastating fires in the amazon rainforest. the announcement comes after european leaders threatened to scrap a major trade deal with south american nations unless brazil took action. in a televised address the brazilian president pushed back, saying the fires shouldn t be an excuse for international sanctions. the fires are scattered widely across the amazon, most notably in the north of brazil. they re the most intense in the region for almost a decade as camilla mota reports from the amazon. the flames in the amazon continue to rage, thousands of fires, almost impossible to control. this is the world s biggest rainforest and carbon store, home to 20 million people. we travelled to one area on the fringe of the rainforest, where the flames have devoured huge areas. firefighters in the state of rondonia, one of the most affected by the amazon fires, have been w