Maxwell a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges. U. S. President donald trump says he assigned legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for imposing its National Security law on hong kong at a rose garden News Conference trump said he is ending hong kong preferential treatment he says the people of hong kong if at their freedom taken away to the side legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of hong kong. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals and the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away and with it goes hong kong in my opinion because it will no longer be able to compete with free markets. President trump speaking at the white house a little earlier lets cross live now to mike hanna who is in washington d. C. Is so very much making a point of that of that executive order basically trying to curtail china and as many ways as he can in the white house also very happy about the news coming out of the u. K. About huawei and 5 g. Indeed yes well President Trump has confirmed that he signed legislation that went through congress at the beginning of the month essentially what that legislation does is ask the state department within 3 months to isolate individuals who are conducting human rights abuses within hong kong itself they are then put on a list for a year they can get off that list in addition as well the state department will be asked to make up a list of financial organizations that give money to these individuals or entities they have 5 months to do that but most importantly perhaps President Trump announcing to an executive order that he signed in the course of the day now this makes china exactly the same as hong kong removes all the privileges the special privileges that hong kong had in relation to the United States it makes it being treated now exactly like Mainland ChinaPresident Trump has now been speaking for over half an hour the 1st few minutes were spent discussing china since then hes been going on a rambling speech which has essentially turned into a Campaign Speech less orating joe biden once again attacking china for exporting the virus as he puts it raising his head ministrations dealing with this ongoing pandemic so certainly this is president rambling through a variety of subjects having spent only probably the 1st 3 minutes discussing what the whole point of this news briefing was i can with the latest from washington d. C. Mike thank you. As we mentioned the Chinese Telecommunications giant way will be banned from the u. K. s 5 g. Network the move which is a major backtrack on the British Governments previous position will likely delay the rollout of the network by at least a year the mat ban follows sanctions imposed by the us which claims the company poses a National Security threat way denies this the u. K. s mobile providers will not be able to buy any new 5 g. Equipment after december 31st they have also been given 7 years to remove all our way 5 g. Equipment presently in their systems 3 g. And 4 g. Equipment can stay where the u. K. Now joins the us Australia New Zealand japan and taiwan in banning products in their 5 g. Networks canada is considering a ban more pressure is also being put on germany now the reports. A u. Turn by the u. K. Government but one it says was driven by practicalities not politics announcing the total ban on huawei kitted britains planned 5 g. Network by 2027 the culture minister said u. S. Sanctions blocking quote ways use of american lycra chips would make the company less reliable in future the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new affected one way to quit and to build the u. K. s future 5 g. Networks said to be clear from the end of this year Telecoms Operators must not buy any 5 g. Equipment from a while away and once the Telecom Security bill is passed it will be illegal for them to do so. The move against way will please washington which has been pressuring the u. K. To act the company had expected it its warning u. K. Mobile users will lose out in a statement it says regrettably our future in the u. K. Has become politicized this is about u. S. Trade policy and not security over the past 20 years while way has focused on building a better connected u. K. As a responsible business we will continue to support our customers as we always have done. The British Government hopes the announcement will convince other suppliers to enter the market and fill the gap meanwhile the china skeptics among Boris Johnsons conservative party are largely happy they say National Security must trump worries about an already damaged relationship and relations with strained over the whole conflict china has behaved disgracefully so. Anyone thinking you know when were still in a golden era of relations with china is clearly wrong but so be it i think this is the right decision and we should be calm we want to continue trading with continue commercial relations with the chinese but weve got to be firm of the same time its not clear how quickly or how angrily china will react to britains decision to get rid of quote way kit but other countries will be watching carefully as they to deliberate on whether to ban the company. Aljazeera london. The International Court of justice in the hague d has ruled in favor of catherine a dispute with 4 arab countries that imposed a blockade on the gulf state and prevented catherine aircraft from flying over their air space the court ruled the u. N. Civil Aviation Agency has jurisdiction in this case that this fear began in 2017 when saudi arabia the u. A. E. Bahrain and egypt severed ties with qatar and then posed the land the sea and the air blockade they accused catherine government of supporting terrorism allegations that though how has strongly denied a cover called on the International CivilAviation Organization to declare the air blockade illegal but the book aiding country said the u. N. Agency didnt have jurisdiction to handle the dispute in 2018 the agency rejected that claim insisting it did have jurisdiction a move in katherines favor the book aiding countries then asked the International Court of justice to reexamine the issue of jurisdiction and that has now ruled in katters favor once again it paves the way for doha to possibly sue for compensation or find other ways to end the air blockade step fastened reports now from the hague it was a complicated case and covert 19 restrictions did not make it any easier only a few representatives of each country were allowed inside the Court Building known as the peace palace but the ruling read by the president of the International Court of justice did not leave any doubt because. One. Froth. Of. The out of the public of. The kingdom of saudi arabia and the united. The court also ruled that the International CivilAviation Organization the kerio has jurisdiction in the case filed a complaint at the council in 2017 saying saudi arabia bahrain egypt and the u. A. E. Violated the 94 to 40 cargo convention dealing with free passage of passenger planes through foreign airspace parties now have to go back to the council now that the Council Decision has been affirmed the go back to the council and continue the case and thats when we get to the real heart of the matter the real issues about have the. Services been interrupted. Not only did the 4 countries impose an air blockade on cathay 3 years ago but they also stopped all traffic over sea and over land this left qatari aircraft having to make detours to fly in and out of the last year the i. C. J. Also ruled in favor of kata saying the u. A. E. Was guilty of Racial Discrimination by expelling Qatari Citizens and separating families there are certain sanctions that the council me grant the state of qatar for example not allowing the Member States to vote in the General Council or even to certain extent participate in certain important meetings and that will have its own. Harsh side effect on those states a clear decision by the International Court of justice and a clear victory for qatar but this by this win in the long legal battle this still no reason to celebrate just yet this is another step in the 3 year long dispute with blockading nations although a significant one representatives of the 4 blockading nations left Court Without making any statements with the backing of the unanimous i. C. J. Ruling gattaca now asked their governments to compensate it for the financial losses it endured because of the blockade step class and aljazeera the hague. Saudi arabia is still trying to force through a takeover of English Premier LeagueClub Newcastle united but its just cancelled one of the leagues biggest broadcast partners its permanently ending the license of cattle be in sport in the kingdom b. N. Is the main rights holder in the region but has been barred from broadcasting in saudi arabia since the blockade on catheter was imposed in 2017 saudi arabia has also backed the pirate broadcaster b. Out q which has been stealing copyrighted content from b. In sports the premier league is yet to decide whether to allow the saudi backed takeover of new castle still to come here on aljazeera england makes face masks mandatory in shops as it tries to avoid a 2nd wave of corona virus cases and the trial of a mali and man accused of torturing women and destroying ancient monuments in book 2 starts at the International Criminal court. Hello the winter has arrived to some portions of the southeast of australia its generally clear those you can see for the last year as this massive cloud here is tied to a system bringing the rain across towards the north island of new zealand look at this it was a foggy start to adelaide on Tuesday Morning in fact a grounded the airplanes for a while it made for a very nice morning walk though as you can see there elsewhere upper to the story mount is about the snow 45. 00 centimeters have come down already and this lady using her siberian husky to take her along to collect the mail now that could be some more snow in the fall cause that really is the fairly clear picture we could you see want to the eastern side of New South Wales and that is the rain beginning to push in wednesday and thursday into Western Australia 21 in perth on thursday despite the fact weve got that rain pushing in it could be heavy at times. And the winds fairly brisk and still those showers lingering along these coastal areas more rain across into the north island and on up into asia radius here of course about the rain and its not just japan and china also korea a Korean Peninsula the south korean particular has had some very heavy downpours exotic and we have got flooding here as well now one to 2 more rain showers on wednesday that scattered across japan heavier through the central areas of china and really just staying in the 4 calls as we go through thursday and some areas again could have some heavy downpours. In the next episode of techno the team travels to the heart of the amazon. Where we are now should be rain for you to investigate illegal gold mining mercury has a very unique characteristic of binding the goal for a miner its almost like magic and the technology being used to expose its devastating impact and so what we end up doing is imaging of course the very high fidelity 3. Techno on all just 0 on. The on. A comeback is a reminder of the top stories on our jazeera u. S. President donald trump says he signed legislation and an executive order aimed at Holding China accountable for what he calls oppressive actions against hong kong he said hes ending hong kongs preferential treatment as punishment for china taking away the freedom of the people of hong kong. Meanwhile Chinese Telecommunications giant walk away will be banned from the u. Case 5 g. Network the move which is a major backtrack on the British Governments previous position will likely delay the rollout of the network by at least a year and the International Court of justice in the hague has ruled in favor of qatar in a dispute with 4 arab countries that imposed the blockade on the state and prevented caffrey aircraft from flying over their air space. Well after months of mixed messages the u. K. Is making facemasks compulsory in shops next week those who fail to comply could be fined up to 125. 00 the government hopes the decision will inspire confidence among shoppers to get out and start spending again these barker reports from london. Keys phone mosque face coverings have already become a part of daily life during the pandemic and now were about to see much more of them from july the 24th theyll be compulsory in shops those who fail to comply will face a fine of up to 125. 00 the move brings in england in line with scotland and other major european nations including spain and italy. Its been mandatory to wear masks on public transport for some time but theres been little consistency elsewhere we want to give people more confidence to shop safe and enhanced protections for those who work in shops both of these can be done by the use of face coverings. Ministers have been sending mixed messages on masks for months the Prime MinisterBoris Johnson started regularly wearing one only a few days ago while the home secretary pretty patel met her french counterpart wearing one but was later seen inside without one. Meanwhile elusive street artist banksy who spent his career hiding behind a very different mask had his own coronavirus statement to make stenciling a London Underground train with a message to cover up complete with sneezing rodents. There were early concerns coverings could lead to a build up of the virus inside the masks all the people would be more inclined to ignore social distancing rules or hygiene standards we know no coverings greatly reduce the risk of people with the virus from spreading it the government also hopes Wearing Masks will inspire confidence among shoppers to be out spending again for some retailers theres a Silver Lining in making masks mandatory they were quick to spot a gap in the market and they run with it very good news because i think the good things. Of this were done our business is going to be. In force mint will be largely down to the police but shop workers and even other shoppers are expected to encourage the policy by extension questions are already being asked about mosques in schools and workplaces the government says its plans are evolving opposition m. P. s fear the governments making up its rules on mosques as it goes along these barker al jazeera. Off al said there is a professor of the p. D. Milegi and medicine at Columbia University shes also the director of the Global Health initiative at the universitys Mailman School of Public Health she joins us now from new york via skype madame thank you for joining us here on aljazeera we can see in the u. K. For example its taken the government a long time to make masks mandatory at least in certain places like shops now and we see that in many other parts of the world it has become a political issue why is that and lets guess start from where youre talking to us from which is the United States. Yes and 1st of all i applaud the u. K. In taking this important step forward and its a wise decision and maybe a bit overdue but tom i think in the u. S. On fortunately the issue of wearing mask has become a political issue it seems to me that the u. S. Population is now divided into one group that is consistently Wearing Masks and understands and appreciates the importance of wearing a mask at the time when we are the country with the largest numbers of cases reported currently and at the same time there are others on the other side of the political spectrum who feel that wearing a mask is an infringement on their rights as individuals and unfortunately many of these individuals are inadvertently and unknowingly fueling a further spread of the sars virus its funny though because in other parts of the world we see that there often is a culture of Wearing Masks especially in parts of asia but not just there what else do you think comes into play when some nations some c