Germany Arrests 3 Ukrainians Suspected of Spying in Exploding Parcel Plot

FILE PHOTO: Parcels waiting to be processed are seen through a glass as a delivery worker's reflection appears on it in a post office in Hong Kong, China, May 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Parcels waiting to be processed are seen through a glass as a delivery worker's reflection appears on it in a post office in Hong Kong, China, May 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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Germany Arrests 3 Ukrainians Suspected of Spying in Exploding Parcel Plot

FILE PHOTO: Parcels waiting to be processed are seen through a glass as a delivery worker's reflection appears on it in a post office in Hong Kong, China, May 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Parcels waiting to be processed are seen through a glass as a delivery worker's reflection appears on it in a post office in Hong Kong, China, May 2, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Germany has arrested three Ukrainian nationals on suspicion of foreign agent activity linked to the shipment of parcels containing explosive devices, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The suspects are believed to have been in contact with individuals working for Russian state institutions, Reuters quoted federal prosecutors as saying in a statement.

Two of the men, identified in line with German privacy laws only as Vladyslav T. and Daniil B., were arrested over the weekend in Germany. Another, identified as Yevhen B., was arrested on Tuesday in Switzerland.

"The defendants are strongly suspected of acting as agents for the purpose of sabotage," the statement said, accusing them of agreeing to commit serious arson and procure explosives.

German authorities warned businesses in August last year that packages containing incendiary devices had caught fire en route across Europe.

Logistics firm DHL took measures to protect its network following several fires at a warehouse in Leipzig.



Trump Says He Is in No Rush to Talk with Iran

US President Donald Trump (C), flanked by US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L) and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 15, 2025. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump (C), flanked by US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L) and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 15, 2025. (AFP)
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Trump Says He Is in No Rush to Talk with Iran

US President Donald Trump (C), flanked by US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L) and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 15, 2025. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump (C), flanked by US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L) and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 15, 2025. (AFP)

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Tehran was hoping to engage in discussions with the United States, but he is in no rush to talk with Iran.

"They would like to talk. I'm in no rush to talk because we obliterated their site," Trump told reporters after his arrival in Washington after a trip to Pittsburgh, referring to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last month.