On the night of February 23 to 24, 2022, Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine.

La Croix

writes in one: "A month ago, amazement".

Volodymyr Zelensky continues his diplomatic offensive by … videoconference.

The

Corriere della Sera

 title on the Ukrainian president who addressed Italian parliamentarians on Tuesday: "Help us".

And this Wednesday, he must address the French deputies and senators.

Liberation

recalls that “he had started his virtual diplomatic tour by the European Parliament on March 1, continued it in Canada, then before the British House of Commons, the American Congress, the German Bundestag, the Israeli Knesset…”  

Also in the press this Wednesday: the Covid which is still making… waves.

20 minutes

insists: "Since the beginning of the month, contaminations have started to rise again [in France]".

Should we be worried about it?

“The number of Covid patients in English hospitals up 20% in one week”:

The Independent

is also sounding the alarm.  

Stupor in Australia.

Star in her country and queen of planetary tennis, Ashleigh Barty, world number 1 and winner in January of the Australian Open announces her retirement at 25 years old.

She "no longer had the 'physical desire or the will' to continue playing and to stay at the top of women's tennis", notes

The Sydney Herald Tribune

.

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