Ruby Mellen | Foreign Policy

Ruby Mellen is a fellow at Foreign Policy with a background in TV, print, and digital journalism. Before coming to FP, she covered the 2016 election as a news associate at CNN in Washington, D.C., working on State of the Union with Jake Tapper. Prior to that, she was a politics fellow at the Huffington Post. She was born in New York and is a dual citizen of Belgium and the United States.

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Islamic State Attacks in Iran Leave 12 Dead, Over 40 Injured

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack likely to deepen the rifts in a region already reeling from a divisive week.

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Former Intelligence Chief Calls Russia Scandal Bigger Than Watergate

James Clapper Takes Trump to Task on Russia Investigation, Comey firing, and says “the Russians are not our friends.”

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Putin Changes Tune on Russian Involvement in the U.S. Election

Patriotic Hackers are the new Little Green Men

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Nigel Farage Said to Be ‘Person of Interest’ in FBI’s Russia Investigation

The Brexit champion is strongly denying the allegations.

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At the Last Minute, Lebanon Bans ‘Wonder Woman’

Lebanon, which is still technically at war with Israel, banned the film because the lead actress is Israeli.

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Defiant Congress Sparks Showdown With Trump Over Saudi Arms Deal

Though the opposition may be largely symbolic, lawmakers are clearly growing tired of unconditional support for the Gulf kingdom.

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Taiwan’s High Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

If parliament codifies it in the next two years, Taiwan will be a trailblazer in Asia.

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The Middle East Just Got its First Particle Accelerator

The new research center aims to substitute habitual regional clashes with a subatomic variety.

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To ‘Protect Life’, State Department Rolls Out Women’s Health Policy Critics Call a ‘Death Warrant’

Battle lines are drawn over the State Department’s sweeping new restrictions on aid for international women’s health organizations that perform or advocate abortions.