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- Germany is to scrap its biggest-ever naval armament project, reports say
- Train services have resumed after being paralyzed by a communications failure
- The trial of a man accused of fatally assaulting a train conductor set to begin
Here is a roundup of the top headlines from and about Germany on June 24, 2026:
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Skip next section READ: Train services resume after major stoppage06/24/2026June 24, 2026
READ: Train services resume after major stoppage
Train services across Germany were brought to a halt for more than two hours late on Tuesday night after a communications system failed.
National rail operator Deutsche Bahn says it is now investigating the cause of the glitch.
You can read more details about the stoppage and its impact on travel within Germany in our detailed coverage here.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FxKbSkip next section Germany set to drop F126 frigate project — media06/24/2026June 24, 2026
Germany set to drop F126 frigate project — media
Germany plans to scrap plans to build six F126 frigates, a multi-billion-euro project that would have been the biggest in the history of the country’s navy, media have reported.
Both the German news magazine Spiegel and the British daily Financial Times said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius instead intended to buy eight smaller MEKO A-200 frigates from warship builder TKMS.
The news could be a blow to defense contractor Rheinmetall, which had been set to take over the F126 frigate project from Dutch shipbuilder Damen in the second quarter, according to its CEO, Armin Papperger.
The planned change in warship model is backed by the navy leadership, the reports said.
The Meko A-200 frigates are some 120 meters long (394 feet long), considerably shorter than the 166-meter-long F126s.
The F126 project had been afflicted with several problems and delays.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FxHFSkip next section Welcome to our coverage06/24/2026June 24, 2026
Welcome to our coverage
Timothy Jones | Rana Taha Editor
Guten Tag from the DW newsroom in Bonn as Germany continues to swelter amid a long heat wave.
You join us after a tech outage brought the country’s trains to a standstill late on Tuesday night. National rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is looking into what might have caused the glitch, and you can read all the details here at DW.
The stoppage came just before DB’s supervisory board is to hold a two-day conference where CEO Evelyn Palla is due to present her strategy to restructure Germany’s long-neglected rail system over the coming years.
In more train-related news, the trial begins on Wednesday of a man accused of fatally assaulting a conductor during a ticket inspection.
And German armaments company Rheinmetall might be in for a disappointment if media reports are confirmed that a project to build six F126 frigates is to be scrapped.
You can read more about these and other stories in our blog from Wednesday, June 26.
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