Bloomberg A car carrying a close aide of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was shot at in Kyiv in an apparent attempt to murder an official at the heart of a crackdown on the country’s biggest businessmen. While the adviser, 57-year-old Serhiy Shefir, escaped unscathed, his driver was wounded in Wednesday’s incident, according to a police statement. Prosecutors said 18 bullets ...

Bloomberg The movie star turned mayor of Manila declared his candidacy for the Philippine presidency in next year’s elections, posing the biggest challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to extend his hold on power. Isko Moreno, 46, said he will soon unveil his platform, but pledged to expand his pandemic response and projects for the poor in the capital on ...

Bloomberg US Bancorp agreed to buy Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s US regional bank for about $8 billion, expanding on the West Coast as consolidation in the finance industry intensifies. The price for MUFG Union Bank NA includes $5.5 billion in cash and about 44 million shares of US Bancorp common stock, according to a statement. The agreement excludes MUFG Union ...