Feb 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in

the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories

and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Australia's Perpetual on Monday said it has

terminated its support for a takeover deal with buyout firm KKR

for its wealth management and corporate trust

businesses.

- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday said the

U.S. administration should offer a better deal on mineral

rights, saying the current offer demanded ruinous financial

contributions from Ukraine.

- U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had named

conservative commentator and former Secret Service agent Dan

Bongino as deputy director of the FBI.

- Multiple U.S. agencies have told employees not to respond

immediately to a demand by President Donald Trump's adviser Elon

Musk to list their accomplishments in the past week or be fired,

as a chaotic campaign to cull the federal workforce pushes

forward.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)