Here is a roundup of the top headlines from and about Germany  on June 24, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. An expert commission appointed by Family Minister Karin Prien has recommended that the private use of smartphones should be banned for pupils at schools across the country up to the seventh grade. In Germany, such a ban would thus apply to children