In the press - Italy, eliminated in the race for the 2022 World Cup, wakes up "in hell"

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On the front page of the international press on Friday March 25, Joe Biden clearly threatens Russia with reprisals in the event of the use of chemical weapons.

The American leader does not rule out a "response" from NATO, writes the 

What does this mean concretely?

“It will all depend on the nature of the weapons used,” explains Joe Biden.

The British daily recalls that the privileged Western doctrine remains the same, namely to support the war in Ukraine without doing it oneself.

The newspaper

 is ​​worried about a possible military escalation.

"Si vis pacem, para bellum" ("if you want peace, prepare for war"): this is, implicitly, the message that would underlie the three international summits that took place Thursday in Brussels.

The editorial recalls, before a speech by Pope Francis on Friday, that the roots of war are in “the heart of man” but that there is always hope.

"Peace will come neither by arms nor by terror", writes the newspaper.

Italy is waking up 'in hell', report

.

Squadra Azzura was eliminated by North Macedonia (0-1) in the play-offs for the 2022 World Cup, which will take place in Qatar.

The trauma is all the greater for the transalpine as it is the second consecutive time that the Squadra Azzura does not qualify for a World Cup, recalls

.

All criticism is directed at coach Roberto Mancini, who was the country's hero last summer when Italy won the Euro.

🇮🇹 "Italy lost in the desert" on the front page of L'Équipe newspaper on Friday March 25.#ITAMKD pic.twitter.com/FsOzjiHMAK

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In France, the presidential election is fast approaching and the report of the press is the same: this campaign does not catch the French.

According to

, it is an "impossible to conduct" campaign which speaks of totally "disoriented" candidates.

What is generally worrying is that this non-campaign will lead to massive abstention and distort the final result.

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