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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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.

    Israeli military says recovered hostages’ bodies had gunshot wounds

    Six bodies of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were recovered on Tuesday from a tunnel below Khan Younis.

    August 22, 2024
    Mourners carry the coffin of Yoram Metzger, one of the six hostages whose bodies were retrieved from captivity in Gaza and brought to Israel in a military operation, at his funeral in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, on Aug. 22.

    Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon kill at least 25, officials say

    Saturday’s bloodshed came after the United States and its allies expressed optimism over cease-fire negotiations to end the war in Gaza.

    August 17, 2024
    Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building Saturday after an overnight Israeli airstrike on Zuweida in the central Gaza Strip.

    U.S. proposes new Gaza cease-fire plan, seeking agreement by next week

    The United States, Qatar and Egypt said in a joint statement that a new cease-fire proposal was on the table, but they did not include any specifics on the deal.

    August 16, 2024
    A boy walks past shelters for displaced Palestinians in a cemetery in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.