Killing of a top soldier the fallout in azerbaijan after a new border battles with. Surging coronavirus cases growing crowns the risks and potential consequences of mexicos new normal. In china is vying retaliation after moves by the governments of the u. S. And the u. K. On 2 different fronts President Donald Trump has announced sanctions against chinese officials over the new National Security law imposed on hong kong signing an executive order to hold beijing accountable hong kong is being stripped of its special trade and economic status and banks that deal with some chinese officials they would also face sanctions. 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 whether it goes in my opinion because it will no longer be able to compete with free markets well earlier the u. K. Announced say it was banning chinese tech giant wall way from being involved in the development of its new high Speed Mobile Network citing concerns about security while way says the decision was politicized from london is not in baba. A u. Turn by the u. K. Government but one it says was driven by practicalities not politics announcing the total ban on quo way kitted britains planned 5 g. Network by 2027 the culture minister said u. S. Sanctions blocking quote ways use of american microchips would make the company less reliable in the future the best way to secure our networks is for operators to stop using new affected huawei to quit meant to build the u. K. s future fight networks so to be clear from the end of this year Telecoms Operators must not buy any 5 g. Equipment from huawei 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 become pretty 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 where he 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 or relations with strained over hong kong where china has behaved disgracefully so. Anyone thinking yet with the 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 to 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 well the Debate Department is standing by in hong kong the 1st lets go to beijing at katrina you is right there and katrina lets start with the story about what way a big reversal in the u. K. Whats china saying about that how is it responding. We had to hear an official response from beijing but we had heard a response from chinas ambassador to the u. K. Leo shalmi and he said in a tweet that he was disappointed that this was the wrong decision and he also raised questions about the u. K. s ability to now provide a fair and nondiscriminatory environment for foreign businesses Going Forward now this largely echoed statement from a itself overnight on tuesday evening saying that they were disappointed by this move that this move only serves to put the u. K. On the technology slow lane that it will increase the Digital Divide and really deprive u. K. Consumers of the best and latest technology so far unsurprisingly the strongest response weve had has been from state media in particular from the global times which is quite a strongly worded newspaper theres an editorial here saying that this is a blow but china should worry too much because the u. K. Is a weak link when you consider all the other 5 eyes allied countries and that clearly london here has caved in to pressure from washington and then strongly encourages the Chinese Government to retaliate saying its only right that beijing should retaliate in response to this otherwise it sends the wrong message that china is true easy to bully so were yet to see if beijing is going to put in place any Counter Measures yet but certainly were expecting that later this afternoon from the from the Foreign Ministry yes a lot of maneuvering by President Trump especially on hong kong and no joy in a buying retaliation that city. Thats right sir chinas Foreign Ministry have also released a statement this morning on wednesday quite a strongly worded statement saying that the u. S. Through this move is maliciously slandering who kongs National Security law they say they condemn the action urged the u. S. To pull back from this then it goes on to justify the reasons again why beijing has put this National Security law in place saying that its crucial for the region stability its security moving forward and that largely the people of china and hong kong agree with them accept this law which again is demonstrating this boss disconnect between what they think thinks and what the sentiment is in hong kong but then the statement went on to say that beijing has no intention whatsoever from wavering on the floor this law is here to stay and they will put in Counter Measures now we dont know exactly what form that will take but we do know that that is most likely to take the form of some sort of sanctions against u. S. Personnel or officials to leave it alone thanks for that update to the u. N. Beijing that spread across to hong kong where well find to be the pollen and donald trump removing the hong kongs special trade status what does it actually mean. You know nic now that people here have had time to digest the news that we all knew was coming most people in hong kong knew was coming it was in the works it just needed to be signed by donald trump there is almost a growing sense here from the people and analysts say that hong kong is being used as a pawn between these 2 big economic giants basically what the u. S. Is now saying is that the china or beijing has not held its agreement to keep on calling autonomy isnt separate from the rest of china and therefore does not consider hong kong separate from the rest of chinas to now all those deals that it had that hong kong especially like extradition deals trade deals and other type of economic deals that are no longer valid and so there is a just a sense that hong kong is in the middle of 2 very big economies that seem to feel that hong kong is the pawn that they can use in order to send their message to each other but what it does what does it mean you say in a monetary sense if you ask hong kong chief chief secretary financial secretary he says not very much the u. S. Has more to lose than if you look at the numbers yes hong kong was big the u. S. Is biggest trade surplus partner bilateral sir so it was partner in the past year so yes many us will lose that trade surplus but on top of that hong kong acts as a hub for Mainland China a lot of goods and Services Pass through here that will not to be imposed will not be subject to the restrictions of the u. S. Trade sanctions against china and many other restrictions that other countries put hong kong will lose that kind of a business and also theres a lot of riding on Business Confidence once again if that doesnt translate monetarily it does translate eventually as to confidence in hong kongs Business Environment so the people of hong kong are seeing this the seismic change on the way to their existence to what degree all of their rights the rights and freedoms of the individual already being whittled down. We havent seen the concrete effects of that National Security law which was imposed on hong kong on july 1st yet we have seen moves to restrict freedoms and freedoms of expression these moves have worried Companies IncludingMedia Companies that are used to hong kong being treated as a separate entity to the rest of china for instance the New York Times has announced that theyre moving at least 30 percent of their staff just so not because theyre worried about their position here particularly because that new National Security law opens a path for those that they see as violating it to be tried in Mainland China and that is a huge worry not just for Media Companies but companies all around other American Companies have said theyre putting contingency plans in place but also on top of that weve seen increased pressure on the prodemocracy Movement Many things that once were seen as possible possible not an issue to hong kong like protests are suddenly coming under the spotlight and its being said that they are violating the National Security law so many what were seeing is moves to restrict a lot of freedoms as far as that coming into effect just yet we havent seen but there is concern that that will happen very soon and the National Security law will come down very hard on any kind of dissent or any a proposition to enhance government or beijing are different thanks for the difficult part of reporting from hong kong. The uns top court has ruled in favor of qatar and the disputes with 4 arab countries they impose a blockade on the gulf states and prevented country across through flying through the space now the International Court of justice has said that the u. N. And Civil Aviation agency has jurisdiction in this case Service Reports now from the hague in the netherlands. 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. To call one. United more. Project is the other deal for all by the kingdom of bahrain that up above egypt the kingdom of so did avian and the united arab emirates. The court also ruled that the international Civil Aviation 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 in 1944 cheap 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. Services been dropped. Not only did the 4 countries impose an air blockade on qatar 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. S. Was killed 3 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 despite 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. So the arabia is still trying to force through a takeover of English Football ClubNewcastle United but its just cancelled one of the premier league because broadcast partners is permanently ending the license of cuts as b. In sports in the kingdom b. N. Is the main rights holder in the region but it has been barred from broadcasting in saudi arabia since the 2017 blockade. Has the pirate broadcast to be out q which has been stealing copyrighted content from b. In sports open sports has released this statement in response saying the decision was reached through sham Legal Proceedings that violated b. In stuporous s. Rights in sports also questions how saudi citizens can watch premier League Matches legally in saudi arabia with this ban on the premier leagues license broadcasters. So they hear another 0 we look at the harsh reality for tens of thousands of ethiopian migrants stranded in yemen the dangers they face and why they cant return. 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Stories of life. And inspiration. And series of short documentaries from around the world. That celebrate the human spirit against the odds. Against al qaeda. Al jazeera selects changemaker this. The war. Welcome back to reminder our top story is this and u. S. President donald trump has signed legislation to put sanctions on china over the National Security lowered imposed on hong kong he also signed an executive order ending hong kongs preferential treatment in response beijing says it will impose sanctions on american individuals and entities. The troubles they praise u. K. Ban on what way the chinese tech giant will not be allowed to develop a new high Speed Mobile Network u. K. Government says it cannot ensure the security of the way. This National Court of justice in the netherlands has ruled in favor of cutter in a dispute with 4 arab countries that impose a blockade on the gulf state and prevented cattery across from flying over the airspace. 11 soldiers from azerbaijan and 2 from media have been killed as fighting escalates at the border tensions between the former soviet republics have been has been escalating for several years as they battle over a disputed region robert frosts a walker has this. In the is a very capital crowds demanded vengeance for a Major General the most senior servicemen to have died in clashes on azerbaijans border with media only just. Unlike the enemy our generals and officers do not hide behind the backs of soldiers they adequately carry out their combat missions unfortunately battles are not without losses. Both sides accuse each other of starting the latest hostilitie