Kelly Kasulis Cho

Seoul

Breaking News Reporter/Editor

Education: Northeastern University, BA in Journalism

Kelly Kasulis Cho is a breaking news reporter and editor at The Washington Post, based in Seoul. Previously, she spent four years covering North and South Korea as a freelance foreign correspondent, and she has also worked at the New York Times and Bloomberg BNA. Follow her on Twitter: @KasulisK.
Latest from Kelly Kasulis Cho

What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of war

Israel has received more U.S. military aid than any other country since World War II. Here is the assistance it has received since the war in Gaza began.

October 14, 2024
U.S. Army Cpl. Rogelio Argueta gives commands during THAAD missile defense drills at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in 2019. (Abaca/Reuters Connect)

Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah strike; U.S. to send antimissile system to Israel

Four IDF soldiers were killed and dozens were injured Sunday after a Hezbollah drone struck an IDF base in northern Israel, Israeli authorities said.

October 13, 2024

Hurricane Milton plunges millions into darkness as it batters Florida

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm and prompted what could be Florida’s largest evacuation since Hurricane Irma in 2017.

October 10, 2024
Heavy winds and rain pounded Florida's Matlacha on Oct. 9 as Hurricane Milton approached the Gulf Coast. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate.

North Gaza hospitals ordered to evacuate; U.S. backs Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon

The Biden administration has dropped its support for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and is openly supporting Israel’s ground offensive, a State Department spokesman said.

October 9, 2024

Israel sends more ground troops to Lebanon; strike on Syrian capital kills 7, injures 11

Israel said it mobilized its first reserve division to operate in southwestern Lebanon. Hezbollah officials pledged to keep fighting.

October 8, 2024

Israeli strikes continue on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attacks

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah did not abate as the region faced the grim anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, which triggered the war in Gaza.

October 7, 2024

Macron tells Netanyahu directly that it’s ‘time for a cease-fire’ as airstrikes pound Beirut suburbs

Fire and smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs, which have been the focus of Israeli airstrikes.

October 6, 2024

CBS says Trump backed out of ‘60 Minutes’ interview

The former president was booked as part of an election special, CBS said. A Trump spokesperson denied the booking, adding that CBS demanded “live fact checking.”

October 2, 2024
Former president Donald Trump onstage in Waunakee, Wis., after his event Tuesday.

Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel, U.S. says

The attack came days after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, a key Tehran ally, and as Israeli ground forces enter Lebanon, sparking fear of an even wider war.

October 1, 2024

Israel launches ground operation in southern Lebanon, Israeli military says

The IDF said the raids were “limited, localized, and targeted,” and aimed at destroying Hezbollah targets and pushing fighters away from the Israeli border.

September 30, 2024