Reuters/Paul ChildsHere is what you need to know. Sign up here to get "10 Things" delivered directly to your inbox. Merkel's conservatives win the German election. Angela Merkel's conservative bloc won 32.5% of the vote, but that was down from 41.5% in 2013, Reuters says. Additionally, the far-right Alternative for Germany took 13.5% of the vote and will enter parliament for the first time. Shinzo Abe calls a snap election.