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Alexandra Sharp

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Alexandra Sharp is the World Brief writer at Foreign Policy. Prior to writing World Brief, she worked as a deputy copy editor at FP; a city life editor at Vox Magazine in Columbia, Missouri; and as an editor at Genocide Watch. A Chicago native, she studied magazine journalism and international studies at the University of Missouri and reported in Costa Rica on climate change, immigration, and energy.

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Officials from Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey attend peace talks in Istanbul.
Officials from Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey attend peace talks in Istanbul.

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Test the Efficacy of U.S. Threats

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Palestinians push to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
Palestinians push to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

28 Countries Slam Israel’s ‘Inhumane Killing of Civilians’ in Gaza

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Alexandra Sharp
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the media at party headquarters in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the media at party headquarters in Tokyo.

Japan’s Ishiba Vows to Stay in Power After Debilitating Election Loss

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Drilling rigs for oil company Tatneft are seen in Russia.
Drilling rigs for oil company Tatneft are seen in Russia.

EU, U.K. Target Russia With ‘Unprecedented’ Wartime Sanctions Package

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Alexandra Sharp
Newly appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko attends a session of Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv.
Newly appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko attends a session of Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv.

Zelensky Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffle in Ukraine

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Syrian security forces enter the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda.
Syrian security forces enter the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda.

Damascus, Druze Minority Agree to Cease-Fire in Syria

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House.

Netanyahu’s Third White House Visit Brings Higher Stakes

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson gavels the passing of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson gavels the passing of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

U.S. House Narrowly Passes Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Israeli troops deploy to the border with Gaza.
Israeli troops deploy to the border with Gaza.

Israel Agrees to U.S.-Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh carries yard signs into her campaign office in Chicago.
Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh carries yard signs into her campaign office in Chicago.

The Gen Z Candidate Calling for a ‘Humane Foreign Policy’

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Alexandra Sharp
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen are compared in side-by-side photos.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen are compared in side-by-side photos.

Top Thai Court Suspends Prime Minister Pending Ethics Investigation

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A Palestinian woman sits amid the rubble of a Gaza City school hit by overnight Israeli strikes.
A Palestinian woman sits amid the rubble of a Gaza City school hit by overnight Israeli strikes.

Deadly Israeli Strikes on Gaza Threaten Cease-Fire Talks

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a peace agreement signing with Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in Washington.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a peace agreement signing with Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in Washington.

Rwanda, Congo Sign Historic Peace Deal

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message in Tehran.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message in Tehran.

Khamenei Vows to ‘Never Surrender’ to the U.S. in Defiant Speech

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for the 2025 NATO summit.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for the 2025 NATO summit.

NATO Approves Landmark Defense Spending Increase

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Alexandra Sharp
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