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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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People walk past graffiti that says “Bring them home now” on a wall in Israel.
People walk past graffiti that says “Bring them home now” on a wall in Israel.

Biden Predicts Israel-Hamas Truce as Early as Next Week

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Alexandra Sharp
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announces his resignation in the West Bank.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announces his resignation in the West Bank.

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Resigns Amid Calls for Reform

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Alexandra Sharp
A small replica of the Statue of Liberty is draped in the Ukrainian flag in Washington.
A small replica of the Statue of Liberty is draped in the Ukrainian flag in Washington.

U.S. Sanctions Russia for Two-Year War Anniversary

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Alexandra Sharp
The exterior of the i-Soon office building in China
The exterior of the i-Soon office building in China

Leaked Documents Reveal China’s Global Hacking Efforts

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Alexandra Sharp
Farmers holding chains shout slogans during a protest in India.
Farmers holding chains shout slogans during a protest in India.

Modi Offers India’s Farmers an Olive Branch

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield casts a veto vote at the U.N. Security Council.
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield casts a veto vote at the U.N. Security Council.

U.S. Vetoes U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution for Israel-Hamas War

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Alexandra Sharp
People gather outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague holding a sign in tribute of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
People gather outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague holding a sign in tribute of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Dies in Prison

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Alexandra Sharp
Palestinian patients who evacuated from Nasser Medical Center wait in the streets of Gaza.
Palestinian patients who evacuated from Nasser Medical Center wait in the streets of Gaza.

Israel Raids One of Gaza’s Last Functioning Major Hospitals

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Alexandra Sharp
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at a press conference.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at a press conference.

Pakistan’s PMLN Forms Governing Coalition

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Alexandra Sharp
Supporters attend an election campaign for Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.
Supporters attend an election campaign for Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.

The World’s Third-Largest Democracy Heads to the Polls

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Alexandra Sharp
Palestinians inspect a damaged building that once held Israeli hostages in Rafah.
Palestinians inspect a damaged building that once held Israeli hostages in Rafah.

Israeli Hostage Rescue Kills Dozens in Rafah

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Alexandra Sharp
Displaced Palestinians sit outside tents in Rafah.
Displaced Palestinians sit outside tents in Rafah.

Netanyahu Orders Plans for Mass Evacuations in Rafah

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Alexandra Sharp
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif casts his ballot.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif casts his ballot.

Nawaz Sharif Predicted to Win Pakistani Election

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel Rejects Hamas’s 135-Day Cease-Fire Counterproposal

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Protesters raise their hands outside the National Assembly in Senegal.
Protesters raise their hands outside the National Assembly in Senegal.

Senegal Delays Election, Critics Denounce ‘Constitutional Coup’

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Alexandra Sharp
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