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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. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.

Trump, Zelensky Strike Optimistic Tone at White House Talks

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Alexandra Sharp
Russian President Vladimir Putin strides forward on a red carpet with his hand outstretched as U.S. President Donald Trump waits with his hand out on another red carpet. Behind them are other people and officers next to the jetway of a plane.
Russian President Vladimir Putin strides forward on a red carpet with his hand outstretched as U.S. President Donald Trump waits with his hand out on another red carpet. Behind them are other people and officers next to the jetway of a plane.

Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Putin in Alaska

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Alexandra Sharp
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich displays a map in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich displays a map in the occupied West Bank.

Smotrich Seeks Major Israeli Settlement Expansion in the West Bank

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Alexandra Sharp
Israeli troops deploy at the border with Gaza.
Israeli troops deploy at the border with Gaza.

Netanyahu Revives Call for Gazans to Voluntarily Migrate to Other Countries

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Alexandra Sharp
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrive at a press conference in Kyiv.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrive at a press conference in Kyiv.

Europe Urges Trump Not to Cave to Putin’s Demands

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Alexandra Sharp
Palestinian children and a journalist check the destroyed Al Jazeera tent in Gaza City.
Palestinian children and a journalist check the destroyed Al Jazeera tent in Gaza City.

Israel Escalates Its Military Offensive in Gaza City

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a trilateral signing with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a trilateral signing with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House.

Armenia, Azerbaijan Sign Historic Deal to Help Settle Nagorno-Karabakh Feud

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Alexandra Sharp
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow.

U.S. Sanctions on Russia Still Loom After Putin-Witkoff Meeting

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Alexandra Sharp
Israeli army main battle tanks are positioned near Israel’s border with Gaza.
Israeli army main battle tanks are positioned near Israel’s border with Gaza.

Netanyahu Pushes for Full Israeli Occupation of Gaza

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Alexandra Sharp
Israeli President Isaac Herzog holds a screenshot of a video showing an Israeli hostage while at a press conference in Lithuania.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog holds a screenshot of a video showing an Israeli hostage while at a press conference in Lithuania.

Videos of Israeli Hostages in Gaza Spark Global Condemnation

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A TV screen displaying U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured at a German stock exchange.
A TV screen displaying U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured at a German stock exchange.

The World Reacts to Trump’s Aug. 1 Tariff War

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.

Trump Issues Mixed Messaging on U.S. Israel Policy

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington.

Trump Announces a 25 Percent Tariff on India

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Alexandra Sharp
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement in London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement in London.

U.K. to Recognize Palestinian State Unless Israel Agrees to Cease-Fire

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.

Trump Acknowledges Mass Hunger Crisis in Gaza

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Alexandra Sharp
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