内容摘要：Separately on Wednesday, Putin also had a call with the US-born Pope Leo XIV.

Separately on Wednesday, Putin also had a call with the US-born Pope Leo XIV.

But Disney's latest release, Lilo & Stitch, broke box office records in the US for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.The animated film has seen global ticket sales of more than $610m since its release in May, according to industry data firm Box Office Mojo.

The corporation behind Oreo has filed a lawsuit in the US against the budget supermarket Aldi, accusing it of "blatantly" copying the packaging of its famous snacks.Court documents showed that Mondelēz International said Aldi uses similar packaging likely to "deceive" consumers and "ride the coattails" of the company's "attraction, fame and prestige".The snack giant also is behind Wheat Thins, Nutter Butter, Chips Ahoy!, and Ritz - all products the company accuses Aldi of copying with its "discount" versions.

Aldi US didn't respond to the BBC's request for comment, but its British counterpart stressed that it is not involved in the lawsuit.A spokesperson for Aldi UK told the BBC, that they are "under the same ownership but operate as completely separate businesses".

Mondelēz, which submitted the lawsuit in May, said it had reached out to Aldi several times about the "confusingly similar packaging".

Although Aldi did discontinue or alter the packaging of some products, the supermarket has continued making "unacceptable copies", the lawsuit stated.Germany is the EU's largest exporter to the US, leaving the country's businesses extremely agitated about any trade obstacles.

Merz, a 69-year-old reputed millionaire with a corporate background, may feel confident about going toe-to-toe with Trump, who often hails himself as the consummate "dealmaker".Whether the Chancellor will be able to smooth the path for EU negotiators, however, remains to be seen.

Constanze Stelzenmüller, an expert on German-US relations at the Brookings Institute, believes Merz's ability to push the negotiations along is limited, given that the EU as an institution has taken the lead on those talks."Whatever Merz says is mood music, rather than being able to say that XYZ will happen, even if major nation states aren't without influence on the European Commission," she explained. "He has to tread a delicate line."