Bryan Pietsch

Washington

Reporter on the International desk covering foreign affairs

Education: Arizona State University, BA in Journalism and BA in Business

Bryan Pietsch is a reporter on the International team covering foreign affairs, based in The Post's D.C. newsroom. He was previously based in Seoul, where he was the inaugural reporter in The Post's news hub there, covering breaking U.S. and international news. Before that, he reported for the New York Times in Colorado, Business Insider in New York and Reuters in Washington, D.C. Pietsch was born in South Korea and raised in Minnesota. He graduated from Arizona State University.
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How other countries have responded to gun violence, attacks at schools

International responses to school shootings and gun violence vary widely, with some countries enacting strict laws.

September 5, 2024
A girl lays flowers for the victims in front of the Vladimir Ribnikar school, two days after a seventh-grader killed eight fellow students and a guard, in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 5, 2023.

Israel strikes aid convoy organized by U.S. nonprofit, killing 4 Palestinians

The Anera convoy was carrying medical supplies and fuel to a hospital in Rafah, and its route was coordinated in advance with the IDF.

August 30, 2024
Israeli troops observe the Gaza Strip from the Israeli side of the border on Thursday.

Ukraine air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash

Mykola Oleshchuk, the head of Ukraine’s air force, was replaced a day after the military said one of its Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets crashed this week.

August 30, 2024
An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian air force flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug. 4.

Ukrainian F-16 crashes, killing pilot, during Russian missile attack

The demise of one of Ukraine’s star pilots as well as one of its prized few F-16 jets is a massive blow for Kyiv as it seeks to gain momentum against Russia.

August 29, 2024
Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets in the air in Ukraine this month.

Gaza faces public health crisis with first confirmed case of polio

The United Nations is now pushing for a pause in the fighting so it can coordinate two mass vaccination campaigns for more than 640,000 children.

August 17, 2024
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza walk next to sewage flowing into the streets of Khan Younis in July. The Gaza Strip hasn't had a case of polio in the last 25 years, the WHO said.

Why Indonesia moved its capital to a jungle hundreds of miles away

The new city, Nusantara, comes as Jakarta continues to sink at a record pace.

August 17, 2024
An aerial view of buildings under construction in Nusantara, Indonesia, seen last month.

Plane carrying 62 people crashes in Brazil with no survivors, official says

The governor of São Paulo state said he had been informed there were no survivors on Voepass Flight 2283 from Cascavel to São Paulo.

August 10, 2024

Who are Hamas’s top leaders? What to know about Yehiya Sinwar.

Sinwar, Hamas’s leader in Gaza and the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, will succeed Ismail Haniyeh as the new head of its political bureau.

August 7, 2024

Most Americans oppose sending U.S. troops to defend Israel, poll finds

The findings come as tensions with Hezbollah and a threat from Iran loom over Israel. The United States has repositioned military assets in the region in recent days in preparation to defend Israel.

August 6, 2024
A woman holding a child weeps following a reported overnight Israeli strike that hit tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the courtyard of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.

Iran gives first detailed statement on Hamas leader’s killing

Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a short-range projectile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in Tehran’s first detailed statement on the assassination.

August 3, 2024
A man rides his moped past a billboard bearing portraits of slain leaders, Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, Iranian Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani, and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr on the main road near the Beirut International Airport on Aug. 3.