Bloomberg Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi pulled out of the running for Italy’s presidency shortly before voting starts, strengthening the prospect that Prime Minister Mario Draghi could be elected as head of state. Italy’s longest-serving postwar premier, Berlusconi, 85, announced his decision in a statement as his Forza Italia party held a virtual meeting with fellow leaders of the center-right ...

  Bloomberg Senegal holds municipal elections that will serve as a gauge of support for President Macky Sall and his ruling coalition. The Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition, which comprises Sall’s Alliance for the Republic, the Socialist Party and the Alliance of Forces for Progress, currently holds most of the 552 municipal seats and 125 of the 160 seats in parliament. ...

  Bloomberg US military aid to help Ukraine defend against a possible invasion by Russia began arriving, according to the American Embassy in Kyiv. The embassy, in a Twitter post, said the material “includes close to 200,000 pounds of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine.” “The shipment – and $2.7 billion USD since 2014 – ...