1. China offers foreign permanent residents of Hong Kong, Macau five-year visas.

2. The far-right National Rally party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election.

3. An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached experienced delays and disruptions due to the large number of people trying to sign it.

4. Meta was charged by European Union antitrust regulators for failing to comply with landmark tech rules.

5. Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown.

6. AstraZeneca said that the EU regulator has accepted a market authorization application for its COVID prevention drug, sipavibart, for an accelerated assessment.