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he outlined his world view and called for a united approach with a big focus on the fight against the pandemic as well as the climate crisis. biden also defended the chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan and hailed the beginning of a new era, of, quote, relentless diplomacy as opposed to relentless war. listen to this. we ve end 20 years of conflict in afghanistan, and as we close this period of relentless war, we re opening a new era of the united states is not the same country we were when we were attacked on 9/1120 years ago. today we re better equipped to detect and prevent terrorist threats and we are more resilient in our ability to repel them and to respond. while the president touted his efforts to rebuild alliances on the world stage, his remarks at the u.n. come in a moment
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americans killed in the afghanistan war is back in massachusetts. u.s. marine corps sergeant johnny rosario picatto and 12 fellow service members died in the kabul airport suicide bombing during the evacuate. marines, law enforcement, firefighters, and members of the community were escorting her remains to her home in the town of lawrence, massachusetts. and the star spangled banner played during the changing of the guard at windsor castle on saturday. acting u.s. ambassador phillip reiger said the u.s. was incredibly grateful to the queen for the gesture, and said it represents the enduring friendship and solidarity between the two allies. thanks for spending part of your day with me. i m michael holmes. our coverage continues with robyn curnow after a quick break, but first, some moments from the anniversary of 9/1120
this horrible thing. you know, and you re live it every year, but, i mean, i think for the families it s worse. for hour after hour, family members read the alphabetical list of names of those who perished. on anniversaries, new york can feel a kinder, less harsh place to be. very little unites this divided country at the moment. but the sorrow and pain of that day 20 years ago still does, more or less. jon sopel, bbc news, new york. later in the programme we will hearfrom one man who is still dealing with the health effects from 9/11 20 years dealing with the health effects from 9/1120 years ago. in other news, the bbc understands that lawyers for prince andrew are challenging a claim that court papers, relating to allegations of sexual assault, have been properly served. representatives of virginia giuffre, who has made the claims, say that they were lodged correctly. a usjudge will decide if