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Ellen Francis

@ellen_fra

Journalist covering key news for Washington Post. Tracked by Paperboy directory.

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Lebanon looks to Trump for ‘leverage over Israel’

As talks resume, 10-day ceasefire will be extended 3 weeks, president says

View Front PageWashington Post • APR 24, 2026

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On Hill, a plea for war clarity

HEGSETH PRESSED AS FIGHTING INTENSIFIES

With:Victoria Craw,Noah Robertson

Washington Post•JUL 22, 2026

NATO leaders brace for Trump’s latest demands

The president travels to Turkey for a summit with allies he has sometimes treated like foes.

With:Michael Birnbaum

Philadelphia Inquirer•JUL 7, 2026

Trump to test NATO again

Meetings this week will gauge allied dependence

With:Michael Birnbaum

Washington Post•JUL 6, 2026

At G-7, allies plan for a world less reliant on U.S.

Untrusting of Trump, Europe’s leaders are less inclined to follow

With:Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

Washington Post•JUN 15, 2026

Lebanon looks to Trump for ‘leverage over Israel’

As talks resume, 10-day ceasefire will be extended 3 weeks, president says

Washington Post•APR 24, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the story through a diplomatic lens, focusing on the US president's role as a mediator and Lebanon's strategic calculation in negotiations.

Israel kills scores in Beirut barrage

Lebanon is not part of two-week suspension of attacks, U.S. says

With:Mohamad El Chamaa

Washington Post•APR 9, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the diplomatic situation as highly precarious, emphasising reciprocal distrust and the specific threat of withdrawal from Tehran rather than progress towards resolution.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Ellen Francis in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.