International Events and Economic News Roundup

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims a landslide election win further tightening his grip on power. The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates for the first time since 2007. And a mediation court hears a lawsuit by McDonald’s Malaysia against the Israel boycott movement for over $1 million in damages.

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