welcome to bbc news — i'm mike embley. president trump signs an executive order that he says will hold china accountable for its actions in hong kong. hong kong will now be treated the same as mainland china. no special privileges, no a special economic treatment, and no export of sensitive technologies. the government in london also takes a swipe at beijing — ordering tech from the chinese company huawei to be stripped from the uk's telecoms network. tears from ghislaine maxwell as the former girlfriend ofjeffrey epstein is refused bail. she will go on trial nextjuly, charged with helping him abuse young girls.

hello. president trump has outlined a litany of complaints against china as he announced the signing of an executive order, stripping hong kong of its right to preferential economic treatment. in a news conference, the president said the people of hong kong have had their freedoms taken away. today, i also signed an executive order ending us preferential treatment for hong kong. hong kong will now be treated the same as mainland china, no special privileges, no special economic treatment, and no export of sensitive technologies. in addition to that, as you know, we're placing massive tariffs and have placed very large tariffs on china. first time that's ever happened to china. the bbc‘s peter bowes gave us this update from los angeles. it was an announcement

about hong kong and china and lasted a few moments but then the news conference, very long, typical of donald trump, went over an hour and it had more of the feel of a campaign rally the likes of which we will see over the next few weeks and months but over hong kong, it was condemnation of the actions of china against hong kong. we've seen the most sweeping changes of the political landscape in hong kong since 1997 when the territory was handed over to the uk, and that condemnation was expected from donald trump. it essentially gives his signature of approval to legislation that was passed in us congress earlier this month and also perhaps most significantly, especially for those people trading between the united states and hong kong, the ending of the special privileges status which has made easierfor business to ta ke

place, trade to take place between hong kong and the united states. from now on, hong kong will be treated in exactly the same way as mainland china and therein lies the big issue, the big picture because there is a war of words going on between china and the united states, specifically donald trump of course, blaming china for not slowing down, not warning the world about the coronavirus and saying beijing was responsible for the rapid spread of the virus and donald trump used this press conference to express all those grievances as well and in terms of the politics, also attacking his political rival, joe biden and questioning what it's going to be like under a potential president biden in terms of his relations with china. the british government has announced a major u—turn — it now aims to exclude the chinese company, huawei, from building britain's 56 data networks. it's just six months since ministers originally agreed to give the company a limited role. the reversal of the policy will please washington, but anger beijing. here's our security

correspondent, gordon corera. sg promises to be the technology of the future, powering innovation and connecting everything around us together. but today we learned that huawei will be locked out of that future in the uk, as the government announced a major u—turn on the role of the chinese company. as facts have changed, so has our approach. that is why we have taken this decision that there can be no new huawei equipment from the end of this year, and set out a clear timetable to exclude huawei completely by 2027, with an irreversible path implemented by the time of the next election. critics claim allowing a chinese company to build these 56 phone masts is a security threat, risking data being stolen or services switched off. that's something the company denies, but pressure from washington has forced the uk to shift from its january decision to let the company play a limited role.

this is a decision based on us trade priorities, and trade requirements, as opposed to a decision about security. you know, we're very disappointed by the decision from the government. we think it's bad news for the people of the uk. we think it's bad news if you use a smartphone or you use the internet. there are thousands of mobile phone masts all across the country, and the challenge is that huawei is already embedded in many of them, notjust sg, but also ag we've already been using with our phones, and even the network carrying data beneath our streets. the government has chosen a 7—year timeframe for huawei's removal because even though it will slow down 56 roll—out, they are hoping it will limit the disruption to the technology on which we all rely. there's been intense lobbying from telecoms companies who use huawei. they'd warned of coverage blackouts. but today, the chief executive

of britain's biggest, bt, seemed confident they could make this timetable work. are you actually going to be going round places and physically taking out huawei kit, or is itjust more a question of replacing it when it comes for upgrade? it's mainly going to be replacing it when it comes for upgrade. i mean, there is a little bit of re—engineering and moving huawei kit into different places, but, again, what's so important for us is to have the time to deploy the right kit in the right place, and make sure not only are we delivering the service for our 2a million mobile customers today, but also building the new network, the new 56 network for the future. conservative backbenchers had pushed for a tougher line. one cautiously welcomed the new plan, but said he wanted to see it followed through. i'm hoping this is going to be a slow goodbye to huawei, a high—risk vendor, but it could be that they double down, they try to sell as much kit in the next few months as possible, and people are still putting, legally, high—risk vendor kit into our 56 network in three, four and five years time

in the hope that policy or government changes. this evening came the first response from china. its ambassador to the uk tweeting: today may not be the end of the road. just as washington piled on the pressure, now it may be beijing's turn. gordon corera, bbc news. today may not be the end of the road. just as washington piled on the pressure, now it may be beijing's turn. gordon corera, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the trump administration has reversed course on a plan to bar international students from american universities who were due to take classes exclusively online. harvard and mit had sued the administration, saying the decision would hurt students‘ access to an education.

international students also provide much—needed tuition fees for us schools. the us supreme courtjustice, ruth bader ginsburg, is in hospital in baltimore receiving treatment for a suspected infection. she's had a minor procedure and is expected to stay in hospital for a few days. justice ginsberg is the oldest member of the current court and a noted liberal. if she had to be replaced it would give the trump administration another chance to appoint a more conservative judge. the us government has carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death a man who killed an arkansas family in the 1990s. daniel lewis lee died by lethal injection at a federal prison in indiana. relatives of lee's victims had campaigned against his execution. the french president has led a scaled—down bastille day celebration in paris. instead of the usual military parade, emmanuel macron joined in the applause for health workers who played key roles in the pandemic. more than a thousand were invited, with relatives of those who died fighting the disease.

ajudge in new york has denied bailfor ghislaine maxwell, former girlfriend of the financier and convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. maxwell pleaded not guilty to charges that she helped him abuse underage girls. nada tawfik was in the courtroom. after a life of luxury, this is now ghislaine maxwell's stone—cold reality, denied bail, imprisoned in solitary confinement, and heavily guarded here at the metropolitan detention center in brooklyn with her trail at least a year away. jeffrey epstein‘s alleged co—conspirator appeared remotely in court from a small white room, and pleaded not guilty. stripped of her privilege in a brown prison top, with her hair tied back, she sat mostly expressionless during the 2—hour hearing. from the moment the judge from the moment thejudge read out the decision, ghislaine maxwell hung her head, trying to absorb the news and at times, she used herfinger to wipe under her ride.

her lawyers said she was not jeffrey epstein, and had been unfairly portrayed as a monster by endless media spin. but prosecutors successfully argued that she was an extreme flight risk and was skilled at living and hiding. they say she bought her property in new hampshire under the alias janet marshall to conceal her identity. when fbi agents raided the estate, she ignored orders and locked herself in another room. annie farmer, one of maxwell's accusers in the indictment, phoned into the remote hearing and implored the judge to hold her detained. she said maxwell was a sexual predator who groomed and abused her, and never showed remorse for her heinous crimes. i don't think it is something which is going to be over this year. david boies represents i2 epstein accusers, including annie farmer. he says he's handed over evidence to prosecutors which could implicate others if introduced during the trial. prince andrew is clearly somebody who is going to come under even more scrutiny now than he did before. there's...too much evidence

of their connection, both independent of epstein, and with epstein. prince andrew has denied having sex with under—age girls or being aware of epstein‘s crimes. this saga has been filled with twists, turns and disturbing revelations. ghislaine maxwell's impending trial has the potential to be even more explosive. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. tara palmeri, host of the podcast broken: jeffrey epstein, has also followed the hearing and the reaction to the judge's decision to deny bail for ghislaine maxwell. part of the reason why she was denied bail is that she has a passport for a country that does not have an extradition policy with the united states so if she went to france, it would be difficult for us authorities to get her back and they consider her to be an extreme flight risk because of the fact that she has lots of money at her disposal, anything up to $20 million in various international bank accounts, she's been living on the lam

for a year and hiding very well, on 156 acres of land, she never even had to leave the property because she had former british military officers guarding her and doing her chores for her and then even during her arrest, when the fbi was at her house and saw her through the window, she refused to open the door for them and said. . .scampered off into another room so it's just this feeling that ghislaine will run. and also it's the severity of the crimes is another part of the reason why there is so much pressure on the southern district of new york and frankly, the penal system in new york to make sure that ghislaine maxwell is alive and present for her trial next year. tara, she says, of course, she shouldn't be in jail because of the risk of catching coronavirus. do we know how serious

that risk is in the jail where she is? it's a serious risk i think, anywhere. communal living, you're going to be at risk for contracting coronavirus but there are still prisoners in that jail, so why should ghislaine maxwell get special treatment? they are taking special cautions. she's also under a really intense watch, suicide watch. she's been wearing paper gowns, basically what you would wear when you go to the doctor to have an examination because the material is not sturdy enough to use as a way to harm yourself, you know, to commit suicide, essentially, so she has been on a hard bed, no sheets, naked, basically, with this paper sheet and being watched like an animal in a cage, basically. tara, i know you've been following the stories of epstein and maxwell's alleged victims.

how have they responded to the hearing and what's happened, generally? they are thrilled. they felt like they were... they were worried for about a year thinking there might not bejustice for them, that they would have to accept thatjeffrey epstein was able to evade it by. . .through his death. they were worried that his co—conspirators would get off free, and that the story would be forgotten, and it would be like what happened in florida in 2008 whenjeffrey epstein got a slap on the wrist, 13 months in prison, 12 hours a day, work release, and then back on the streets abusing women, and they were worried that this whole story would be swept under the rug and forgotten so they are just so elated that ghislaine maxwell has been captured, and that she is going to be in prison while she awaits trial so there is hope that there will be a trial and through discovery process the victims can finally can finally testify and tell their story, have a hearing, the hearing

that they never had and tell the world about the abuse ofjeffrey epstein because they truly hope this story will stop future predators. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: unmasking the benefits. we look at the effectiveness of face coverings in the fight against coronavirus. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the 'great white way' by americans, but tonight, it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might

on the champs—elysees. wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much, they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump signs an executive order to end us trade preferences with hong kong a u—turn from the uk. the government here bans china's huawei from its 5g network. in many western countries, the debate over wearing a face mask has become mixed up with politics and ideas of freedom. injapan, wearing a mask is simply what you do to stop viruses. people have been doing it for years, long before covid—19. medical experts believe

it is a habit that has helped them now. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes. at shinagawa station in tokyo, it's the morning rush hour. tens of thousands are pouring from the station, heading for nearby office towers. not a single person here is without a face mask. no—one has been ordered to wear one, but everyone does. translation: i don't think it's acceptable not to wear a mask. i think everyone in the world should do so. coronavirus is something we should take very seriously. translation: i think japanese are obedient, and listen to what other people say. that's why we wear masks. it's very japanese. the effectiveness of masks like these at protecting you from covid—19 is still hotly debated. but there is a striking difference in death rate

between countries like japan, where masks are universally worn, and place where they aren't. in the united states, the current mortality rate from covid—19 is 400 per million. in the united kingdom, it is over 600 per million. here injapan, it is just seven per million. scenes like these of americans protesting against mask—wearing have left one of the world's leading public health experts shaking his head in despair. you know, it's striking if you look at the united states, where there is almost a wilful, flagrant desire to show that, "i'm not going to do what other people are telling me to do. i'm not going to wear a mask." and it's been transformed from the idea, how do we protect each other, to i'm going to show that i'm not going to be pushed around. in japan, university

experiments like these have shown clearly how wearing a mask can cut the volume of droplets ejected by a cough or a sneeze. for long—time tokyo resident james whitlow delano, there is no question where he would rather be during this pandemic. i'd rather be here. i think the japanese, generally speaking, are more civic—minded, community—minded. they care, frankly, more about their neighbours. individualism is great. it's baked into who i am. but this is a time to set that aside for other people, and to me, mask—wearing is so important in that process. until there is a vaccine for covid—19, this is the new reality. but, if wearing masks can help protect yourself and others, it is a discomfort most japanese people appear willing to bear. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. residents of the far eastern russian city of khabarovsk have

come out for the fourth day to protest over the arrest of the local governor on murder charges. the city is seven time zones and more than 6,000 km from moscow. people there chanted anti—putin slogans and called for freedom. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg joined the crowds. well, i'm in the centre of khabarovsk. what's been happening here over the last four days is very unusual. it's also very worrying for the kremlin, because people have been taking to the streets, risking arrest to express their anger at what's been happening here, to express their support for the regional governor, who last week was arrested, flown to moscow, and has been accused of involvement in multiple murders stretching back 1.5 decades. and that has sparked a lot of anger here from the crowd. you can hear the cars beeping their horns in support

of the protesters. many people in khabarovsk believe that the move against their governor is politically motivated. 30,000 people turned out. it's much smaller tonight, a few hundred, but there seems to be momentum. the protests are continuing, and there's certainly a lot resentment here, felt towards the kremlin. well, the protesters have ended up here on lenin square, outside the regional administration building, and for now, the police are not making any attempt to clear them off the square.

as i said before, not a huge number of protesters. but it's quite interesting that this is happening just a few days after a controversial constitutional vote in russia that gives vladimir putin the right to run for office two more times. now, the kremlin maintains that the official results of that vote show how popular president putin is. butjudging by these events, you can see that there's a lot of resentment towards moscow, towards the kremlin, in the russian far east. the hirola antelope is one of the world's most endangered species. there are fewer than 500 left in the wild, on the border between kenya and somalia. urgent conservation work is under way. the bbc went to meet a man determined to save the hirola. hirola antelope is a unique antelope found in areas along the kenya—somali border. they have a population of less than 500 individuals, so they are so special in the sense that there's

nothing like them in the rest of kenya, and for that matter the rest of the world. my name is abdullahi ali. i'm a kenyan conservation biologist working to study the hirola antelope. this species have declined from about 16,000 in the 1970s. the reason for their decline is unusual. it's basically lack of food. over time, there has been a sort of a landscape change. we used to have about 5,000 elephants in these areas. by the 1980s, all these elephants were gone, and those elephants used to maintain open grasslands for the hirola. the hirola relies on grassland. they subsist almost entirely on grasslands. we found out that food was the problem. we are doing a variety of activities, primarily habitat restoration. so now we are working

with the local communities to open up these areas and regenerate the grasslands. and now we are acting as the elephants, and as the change agents here, where we are thinning down invasive acacia trees and also