Kelsey Ables

Seoul

Reporter in the Seoul hub

Education: Columbia University, BA in art history and psychology, 2018

Kelsey Ables is a reporter at The Washington Post's Seoul hub, where she covers breaking news in the United States and across the world. She was previously on the Features desk, where she wrote about art, architecture and pop culture. Before joining The Post in 2019, she wrote about visual culture and contemporary art for Artsy. In 2018, she received a Princeton in Asia media fellowship to work as a reporter in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Latest from Kelsey Ables

Blinken meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem; U.S. presses Israel on Gaza aid

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday morning in Jerusalem during his seventh trip to the Middle East since October.

May 1, 2024

They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.

With President Biden signing a bill that could ban TikTok, groups such as GriefTok and DeafTok fear they’ll lose an inimitable source of comfort and connection.

April 25, 2024

U.S. senators vote to advance Israel aid bill as campus antiwar protests escalate

New reports claim that hundreds of bodies have been recovered from a site in Khan Younis. The IDF denies creating graves at the Nasser medical complex.

April 23, 2024

Man dies after setting himself ablaze near Trump trial courthouse

Maxwell Azzarello, 37, threw pamphlets on the ground promoting various conspiracy theories before self-immolating, police said.

April 20, 2024

‘Sesame Street’ writers avert strike with tentative contract agreement

The writers won “historic jurisdiction and minimum rates” for animated and social media content, as well as AI protections and improvements to residuals.

April 20, 2024
A strike would have upended development of new episodes for the children’s program’s 56th season.

Israel strikes Iran, Israeli official says; White House declines to comment on attack

No damage was reported to Isfahan province’s nuclear sites. The strike was intended to signal that Israel has the ability to strike inside Iran, an official said.

April 19, 2024

Explosions heard over Iranian province of Isfahan, local media reports

Tensions in the region are high following Iran’s unprecedented assault on Israel — itself in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Syria.

April 19, 2024

Museum fires employee for hanging up his own artwork

The Munich museum took down the piece and banned the employee — but other budding artists, including Banksy, have adopted a similarly avant-garde approach.

April 11, 2024
The Pinakothek der Moderne art museum in Munich in 2021.

Spain to eliminate ‘golden visas’ for wealthy foreign home buyers

Ireland, Portugal and Australia have revised similar programs that provide residency rights to overseas investors or buyers of high-end property.

April 9, 2024
A man looks in the window of an estate agency in Madrid.

Israel identifies ‘serious violation’ of rules in Gaza aid convoy attack

The Israeli military says “mistaken identification” and “errors in decision-making” led to Israeli strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers on Monday.

April 6, 2024