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IRELAND

The Irish Cancer Society’s Colour Dash sponsored by Aldi at the Phoenix Park. Andres Poveda Andres Poveda

• Satisfaction with the government jumped by five percentage points since the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment
• Ryanair called for a pre-10am drink ban at airports after three “disruptive” passengers forced a Dublin-Ibiza flight to divert to Paris yesterday
• Theresa May said that the EU’s ‘backstop’ proposals amounted to a border along the Irish Sea, which was “not acceptable”
• Gardaí appealed for a driver to come forward in relating to the murder of Mikolaj Wilk at his home in Cork last weekend
• Micheál Martin described Mary Lou McDonald’s speech at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis as “extraordinarily arrogant”
• The body of a 67-year-old man was found on the side of the road in Cork.

WORLD

Fans celebrate after Mexico score against World Cup champions Germany, in the first shock result of the World Cup. EMPICS Sport / PA Images EMPICS Sport / PA Images / PA Images

#UNITED STATES: Twenty two people were injured after two gunmen opened fire on crowds at an all-night arts festival in New Jersey.

#TAXI: The suspect in a taxi crash near Red Square that injured two Mexicans and other pedestrians told interrogators that he fell asleep at the wheel.

#MY MACEDONIA: Greece and Macedonia signed a preliminary accord to rename the small Balkan state the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a dispute dating to 1991.

PARTING SHOT

Music-industry power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z have set a new standard for music video venues. The video to their new song ‘Apeshit’ is set in the Louvre Museum and shows the superstar singers draped in extravagant clothing standing dangerously close to famous artworks – including the Mona Lisa.

It’s a stunning video, and raises an interesting debate about ethnic diversity in the art and music industries. You can watch the video here (the sound is optional, to be honest).