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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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Mourners carry a coffin during the funeral of a member of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Mourners carry a coffin during the funeral of a member of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah Leader Vows ‘Just Retribution’ Against Israel for Device Attacks

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Alexandra Sharp
The remains of exploded pagers are displayed in Beirut.
The remains of exploded pagers are displayed in Beirut.

Second Wave of Exploding Devices Rocks Hezbollah

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People surround ambulances at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
People surround ambulances at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center.

Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Suspected Israeli Attack

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Alexandra Sharp
Properties are damaged as floodwaters rise following heavy rain in the Czech Republic.
Properties are damaged as floodwaters rise following heavy rain in the Czech Republic.

Severe Weather Batters Much of the Eastern Hemisphere

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Alexandra Sharp
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy walk in the British ambassador’s residence in Washington.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy walk in the British ambassador’s residence in Washington.

U.S., U.K. Reconsider Long-Range Weapons Restrictions on Ukraine

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Alexandra Sharp
A billboard depicts Iranian ballistic missiles in Tehran.
A billboard depicts Iranian ballistic missiles in Tehran.

Tehran Denies Sending Ballistic Missiles to Russia

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Alexandra Sharp
Palestinians inspect damage from Israeli strikes that hit a displacement camp in southern Gaza.
Palestinians inspect damage from Israeli strikes that hit a displacement camp in southern Gaza.

Israel Strikes Humanitarian Zone in Gaza

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Syrians inspect damage from overnight strikes.
Syrians inspect damage from overnight strikes.

Airstrikes in Syria Kill at Least 18 People

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Israeli military vehicles move along a road in the West Bank city of Jenin.
Israeli military vehicles move along a road in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Israel’s Military Pulls Out of Jenin

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Alexandra Sharp
Newly appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is seen at the handover ceremony in Paris.
Newly appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is seen at the handover ceremony in Paris.

Who Is France’s New Prime Minister?

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Alexandra Sharp
Protesters hold up banners against proposed judicial reform legislation in Mexico City.
Protesters hold up banners against proposed judicial reform legislation in Mexico City.

Mexico Clears First Hurdle to Pass Judicial Reform Deal

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Alexandra Sharp
Rescue workers clear debris from a Ukrainian military academy struck by Russian missiles.
Rescue workers clear debris from a Ukrainian military academy struck by Russian missiles.

Russia Hits Military Institute and Nearby Hospital in Missile Attack

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Alexandra Sharp
A bus is submerged in floodwaters in Japan.
A bus is submerged in floodwaters in Japan.

Tropical Cyclone Shanshan Wreaks Havoc Across Japan

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Alexandra Sharp
Israeli soldiers arrest two Palestinian men during a raid in the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers arrest two Palestinian men during a raid in the West Bank.

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Militant Commander in West Bank

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Alexandra Sharp
Israeli soldiers operate during a raid in the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers operate during a raid in the West Bank.

Israel Launches Massive West Bank Raid

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