内容摘要：They are being held at an immigration detention centre in Texas, over 900 miles (1,450km) from their home in Colorado.

They are being held at an immigration detention centre in Texas, over 900 miles (1,450km) from their home in Colorado.

It would not be the first time.Both South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky found themselves in awkward, tense or even fiery exchanges as the world's cameras rolled, capturing every moment. Those moments have turned once cosy, diplomatic moments in the Oval Office into potentially fraught, tight-rope walks for visiting leaders.

Ahead of the visit, Berlin expressed confidence that the German side is ready. "I think he's well prepared for this meeting," Friedrich Merz's spokesman told reporters this week.Merz - from the centre-right CDU party - is not just prepared, but on friendly terms with the US President, according to German media.The pair are even said to have exchanged text messages and be on a first name basis, Germany's ARD news outlet has reported.

It's always important to not talk for too long," Merz recently opined on German TV. "But to keep it short and also let him talk."Merz's forthright, "shoot-from-the-hip" style of politics could add an interesting dimension to the meeting. His remarks can be surprising and make headlines - a stark contrast to those of his more cautious predecessors, Olaf Scholz and Angela Merkel.

Though a traditional supporter of transatlantic relations, Merz raised eyebrows in February by declaring the current US administration is "indifferent to the fate of Europe".

So far, the White House has been uncharacteristically quiet about Merz's visit.Workers in Disney's casting and development and corporate finance departments will also be affected.

"We have been surgical in our approach to minimise the number of impacted employees," said a spokesperson. The company also said that no teams will be closed down entirely.The California-based firm employs 233,000 workers, with just over 60,000 of those based outside the US.

Disney owns a host of companies across the entertainment industry including Marvel, Hulu and ESPN.The firm reported stronger than expected earnings in May, with overall revenue of $23.6bn for the first three months of the year. That was a 7% increase from the same period in 2024.