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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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A TV screen in Seoul shows footage of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile test.
A TV screen in Seoul shows footage of a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile test.

North Korea’s ICBM Test Records Longest Flight Time Yet

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speak at their respective final major campaign rallies.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speak at their respective final major campaign rallies.

Harris, Trump Paint Victory as Vital to Protect U.S. Democracy

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception in Pyongyang.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during a reception in Pyongyang.

North Korean Troops Deploy to Russia’s Kursk Region, NATO Confirms

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media in Tokyo.

The Historic Loss at the Center of Japan’s Snap Election, Explained

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Alexandra Sharp
Supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party attend the party’s final campaign rally.
Supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream party attend the party’s final campaign rally.

5 Important Foreign Elections to Follow This Weekend

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Alexandra Sharp
Armored U.N. vehicles patrol southern Lebanon.
Armored U.N. vehicles patrol southern Lebanon.

3 Lebanese Soldiers Killed in Israeli Strike

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seen in London.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seen in London.

Trump Accuses U.K. Labour Party of U.S. Election Interference

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2024 BRICS summit in Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2024 BRICS summit in Russia.

Russia Fights Western Isolation Efforts With BRICS Summit

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
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

World Brief
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

World Brief
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

World Brief
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
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