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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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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a plane in Maryland.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards a plane in Maryland.

Blinken Hopes to Leverage Sinwar’s Death in Diplomatic Trip to Israel

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Alexandra Sharp
A line of masked men wearing camouflage combat gear with green headbands are seen. One man looks into the camera through the gap in his face covering.
A line of masked men wearing camouflage combat gear with green headbands are seen. One man looks into the camera through the gap in his face covering.

Hamas Strikes Defiant Tone After Israel Kills Yahya Sinwar

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Alexandra Sharp
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unveils Kyiv’s victory plan to the country’s parliament.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unveils Kyiv’s victory plan to the country’s parliament.

Zelensky Lays Out His ‘Victory Plan’ to Defeat Russia

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Spanish U.N. peacekeepers coordinate their patrol with Lebanese military police.
Spanish U.N. peacekeepers coordinate their patrol with Lebanese military police.

Israel Accused of Targeting Lebanon’s Health Sector, U.N. Peacekeepers

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Alexandra Sharp
Rescue workers aid at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an apartment block in Beirut.
Rescue workers aid at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an apartment block in Beirut.

Beirut Suffers Deadliest Israeli Attack This Year

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Armored vehicles with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon are seen patrolling southern Lebanon.
Armored vehicles with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon are seen patrolling southern Lebanon.

Israel Targets Peacekeepers in Lebanon, U.N. Says

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
People evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in Florida.
People evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in Florida.

Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton

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Alexandra Sharp
Cognac barrels are stored for maturation at a winery in France.
Cognac barrels are stored for maturation at a winery in France.

Beijing Announces Tariffs on European Brandy

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Alexandra Sharp
People gather to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
People gather to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

Memorials Mark One-Year Anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack on Israel

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Alexandra Sharp
Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine attends the funeral ceremony of another commander in Beirut.
Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine attends the funeral ceremony of another commander in Beirut.

Israel Targets Potential Hezbollah Successor in Major Overnight Barrage

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A woman carries a mattress over her head as she enters Syria from Lebanon.
A woman carries a mattress over her head as she enters Syria from Lebanon.

Israel Orders Mass Evacuations Across Southern Lebanon

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
An Israeli army battle tank moves at a position along the Israeli border with Lebanon.
An Israeli army battle tank moves at a position along the Israeli border with Lebanon.

Israeli Soldiers Killed in First Ground Clashes With Hezbollah

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Vice presidential candidates Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz participate in a debate in New York City.
Vice presidential candidates Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz participate in a debate in New York City.

Top Foreign-Policy Takeaways From the Vice Presidential Debate

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Iranian-fired projectiles are seen above Jerusalem.
Iranian-fired projectiles are seen above Jerusalem.

Iran Launches Nearly 200 Ballistic Missiles at Israel

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Israeli army tanks are deployed near the border with Lebanon.
Israeli army tanks are deployed near the border with Lebanon.

Israel Prepares for ‘Limited’ Ground Incursion Into Lebanon

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Alexandra Sharp
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