Frances Vinall

Seoul

Education: Monash University, BA in Journalism

Frances Vinall is a global breaking news reporter based in Seoul. She previously reported for The Washington Post from Australia, her home country. Before joining The Post, she covered the Melbourne courts for NCA Newswire and worked as a newspaper reporter in Tasmania and the Snowy Mountains.
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U.N. agency says six of its staff among those killed in Israeli strikes

The workers were killed when two airstrikes hit a Gaza refugee camp, said UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants.

September 12, 2024

Meet Benjamin Button, Taylor Swift’s cat and star of her Harris endorsement

Benjamin Button, one of Swift’s three cats, grabs the spotlight in the social media post signed “Childless Cat Lady.” Her felines are cult figures to Swifties.

September 11, 2024
Taylor Swift at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles.

Paris to name sports venue in honor of slain Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

The Ugandan marathoner was set on fire in Kenya by her ex-partner, police allege. “Paris will not forget her,” its mayor said, according to AFP.

September 7, 2024
Rebecca Cheptegei, center, runs in the women's marathon during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last year.

JD Vance calls reality of school shootings a bleak ‘fact of life’

Following the Apalachee High School killings in Georgia, the GOP vice-presidential nominee said schools must beef up security but rebuffed stricter gun laws.

September 6, 2024

Two U.S. Marines attacked in Turkey by nationalist youth group

Police detained 15 people after the assault. Video shows assailants shouting, “Yankee go home” and covering one Marine’s head in what looked like a white sack.

September 3, 2024

Authorities race to remove tons of rotting fish from Greek port

The Volos chamber of commerce said the dead fish created an overwhelming stench. More than 160 tons of fish have been removed, local media reported.

August 31, 2024
Workers collect dead fish Thursday from a river near the port city of Volos in central Greece.

Wells Fargo employee found dead in cubicle four days after clocking in

The woman scanned in to work on a Friday and her body was found on a Tuesday, police said, adding that there were no preliminary signs of foul play.

August 30, 2024
A Wells Fargo spokesperson said in an email that the company is “deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague.”

Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 11 killed

Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.

August 29, 2024
Video shows scenes from Jenin and Tulkarm after Israel raided the West Bank in a large-scale operation involving hundreds of troops on Aug. 28.

Israel agrees to brief pause in Gaza for polio vaccinations, U.S. official says

Word of the planned campaign came as the World Food Program said it suspended movement of its staff in Gaza after a clearly marked WFP vehicle came under fire.

August 28, 2024
Abdel-Rahman Abu al-Jedian, a displaced Palestinian boy who contracted polio last month, sleeps surrounded by family members in their tent in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

    ‘Comma-la’ and Gaza: 5 standout moments from Day 4 of the DNC

    Elizabeth Warren got teary, gun violence survivors shared their stories, Kerry Washington gave a pronunciation lesson and Kamala Harris accepted the nomination.

    August 23, 2024
    Vice President Kamala Harris said Israel should be able to defend itself while also addressing the suffering occurring in Gaza during the DNC on Aug. 22.