The 10 most important things in the world right now

Hello! Here's what you need to know for Wednesday.

1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the clear winner of Israel's election after his Likud party won the most votes.

2. The Federal Reserve will release a statement today, expected to contain clues as to whether it will raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade.

3. Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, remains critically ill in the ICU and his condition has "deteriorated further," the government said in a statement.

4. The first direct flight from Havana to New York took off on Tuesday, months after the US announced it would restore ties with Cuba.

5. Indonesia has ended the hunt for victims from the AirAsia plane crash, which plunged into the Java Sea last year, with 56 people still missing.

6. A letter sent to the White House has tentatively tested positive for cyanide.

7. The Swiss pilot trying to make history by flying a solar-powered plane around the world criticized India for delaying the plane's take-off by five days because of paperwork.

8. South Koreans who work in an industrial zone where both Koreas operate, protested against North Korea's decision to raise wages for North Korean workers there.

9. Microsoft confirmed that Windows 10, a a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1 users, will launch this summer in 190 countries.

10. North Korea's internet outage in December was retaliation for the Sony hack, a US official said.

And finally ...

American Apparel has had another ad banned for appearing to sexualize childhood.