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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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Israeli tanks move around the demilitarized buffer zone in the southwestern Syrian city of Quneitra.
Israeli tanks move around the demilitarized buffer zone in the southwestern Syrian city of Quneitra.

Israel Approves Plan to Double Population in the Golan Heights

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Alexandra Sharp
Former French Prime Minister Michel Barnier welcomes François Bayrou as the next prime minister in Paris.
Former French Prime Minister Michel Barnier welcomes François Bayrou as the next prime minister in Paris.

Macron Appoints Centrist Ally to Be France’s Next Prime Minister

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Alexandra Sharp
People watch a screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking.
People watch a screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking.

Yoon Vows to Fight Impeachment, Insurrection Probes

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Alexandra Sharp
An aerial view shows a Syrian man waving the independence-era Syrian flag in Damascus.
An aerial view shows a Syrian man waving the independence-era Syrian flag in Damascus.

Foreign Powers Reevaluate Ties with Damascus

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Israeli military vehicles cross the fence as they return from the buffer zone with Syria.
Israeli military vehicles cross the fence as they return from the buffer zone with Syria.

Israeli Forces Expand Operations in Syria

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Alexandra Sharp
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, addresses a crowd in Damascus.
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, addresses a crowd in Damascus.

Syria’s Rebels Begin Forming Government

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Alexandra Sharp
Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu votes during parliamentary elections.
Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu votes during parliamentary elections.

Romania Annuls Presidential Election Over Russian Interference Allegations

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Alexandra Sharp
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation from the Élysée Palace in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation from the Élysée Palace in Paris.

Macron Seeks Replacement for Ousted French Prime Minister

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Alexandra Sharp
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition party, walks out of the National Assembly in Seoul.
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition party, walks out of the National Assembly in Seoul.

South Korea’s President Faces Impeachment After Short-Lived Martial Law Order

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Alexandra Sharp
A television screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking during a news broadcast.
A television screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking during a news broadcast.

South Korea’s Night of Political Chaos

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Alexandra Sharp
Anti-government fighters brandish their guns in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Anti-government fighters brandish their guns in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Syrian Rebels Capture Aleppo, Threatening Assad’s Rule

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Alexandra Sharp
People drive on a highway between two major Lebanese cities.
People drive on a highway between two major Lebanese cities.

Day 1 of the Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire in Lebanon

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Alexandra Sharp
People stand surrounded by smoke at the site of an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
People stand surrounded by smoke at the site of an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.

Israel Approves Cease-Fire Deal With Hezbollah

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Alexandra Sharp
The Blue Line dividing Israel to the left and Lebanon to the right is seen.
The Blue Line dividing Israel to the left and Lebanon to the right is seen.

Israel, Hezbollah Prepare to Approve a Cease-Fire Deal

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Alexandra Sharp
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Jerusalem.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Jerusalem.

The World Reacts to Netanyahu’s ICC Arrest Warrant

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