BBC News Briefing

17 September, 2025

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Alex Binley

Hello. The first full day of US President Donald Trump's UK state visit was filled with pomp and pageantry - my colleagues bring you the latest. Korean workers who were detained in an immigration raid in the US have told the BBC they were treated like criminals and are still in shock. And finally, find out what has rocked the stone skimming world.

TOP OF THE AGENDA

Royals host Trump at Windsor for day one of state visit, as protest held in London

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This is Trump's second state visit to the UK, having also had one in 2019 during his first term in office. Credit: Reuters

A state banquet at Windsor Castle and speeches from the King and US president will close the first full day of Trump's state visit. The food on the menu - which you can see here - focuses on the UK, while the drinks give a nod to America. The US president will be seated next to the King. While it's not known what conversations will be had over dinner, one of the day's talking points was the first lady's hat. Culture reporter Noor Nanji takes a look at the "sartorial diplomacy". Meanwhile you can take a look at some of Wednesday's notable moments in our picture gallery, including the thousands of protesters who took to London's streets.

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South Korea

US officers tied us up and pointed guns at us, Korean engineers say

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The South Korean workers, seen here boarding buses at Incheon airport, were repatriated last Friday. Credit: EPA

Several of the more than 300 South Korean workers who were detained and held for a week following a raid at an electric vehicle battery plant in the US state of Georgia have spoken of how they were treated like criminals and are still in shock.

Jean Mackenzie, Serin Ha and Yuna Ku, Seoul correspondent, BBC Newshour and BBC Korean

When Youngjin looked out of his office window and saw armoured trucks and immigration enforcement officers running around with guns, he was surprised, but not worried. He was certain it had nothing to do with him as he was in the US for a few weeks on a short-term visa. Then the armed agents burst into his room and ordered him outside. They handcuffed him, before attaching chains to his waist and ankles, and loaded him onto a bus bound for a detention centre.

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"I panicked and my mind went blank. I felt sick," he says, now back home in South Korea. "I couldn't understand why I was being treated like this."

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Watch: BBC Verify takes a look at how the huge immigration raid unfolded.

Raid probed: The South Korean government said it's investigating potential human rights violations during the raid and detention.

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Illustration of the four humours as Greek statue heads in grey, red, blue and yellow (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont)