Kelsey Baker

Washington, D.C.

Kelsey Baker is a summer Military Veterans in Journalism Fellow on The Washington Post's General Assignment desk. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Latest from Kelsey Baker

Australian police seize country’s largest-ever cocaine bust

Authorities in Australia announced the record-breaking bust on Monday.

December 2, 2024
The Australian Federal Police charged 13 people following an investigation into a transnational organized crime syndicate accused of conspiring to import over two tons of cocaine into Australia by sea. (Courtesy of Australian Federal Police, Queensland Police and Australian Border Force)

What led to Syria’s 13-year civil war, and why has fighting surged again?

The sudden assault by Syrian rebels has rapidly redrawn the civil war’s front lines and threatened once again the authority of President Bashar al-Assad.

December 1, 2024
Smoke rises over Majdaliya in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday.

Interpol arrests 1,000 cybercrime suspects across Africa

Operation Serengeti — led by Interpol and Afripol, the African Union’s policing organization — targeted online scams. Arrests were made in 19 countries.

November 27, 2024
Interpol announced the cybercrime arrests this week in cases linked to nearly $193 million.

Unidentified drones spotted over bases used by U.S. Air Force in Britain

The drones were detected last week over three bases in eastern England, the Air Force said.

November 25, 2024
Royal Air Force Lakenheath in England, shown in 2020, is home of the U.S. Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing.

Police investigate security breach after thefts from Windsor Castle estate

Two suspects broke into a farm on the Windsor Castle estate, home to Prince William, Catherine, Princes of Wales and their family, last month.

November 18, 2024
People make their way along the Long Walk toward Windsor Castle in England, in 2022.

2 patients in ambulance killed by vigilantes, police in Haiti, aid group says

Law enforcement officers and a vigilante group attacked a Doctors Without Borders ambulance amid a broader crisis of violence plaguing Haiti.

November 13, 2024
Police officers patrol the area during an exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday.

‘Queer’ movie ban in Turkey prompts film festival cancellation

The festival’s host said the ban on “Queer,” which stars Daniel Craig, “restricts art and freedom of expression.”

November 7, 2024
Daniel Craig, left, at a screening of “Queer” in Los Angeles on Oct. 4.

U.S. vote was peaceful, but Trump’s fraud claims hurt trust, international observers say

International monitors saw “a well-run process” in Tuesday’s U.S. election, but warned of “intolerant language against women and immigrants by one candidate.”

November 6, 2024

Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, prompting protest in Tel Aviv

Yoav Gallant had emerged as one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiercest and most public critics over his approach to the war in Gaza and the failure to reach a hostage deal with Hamas.

November 5, 2024

Israel met ‘all its objectives’ in strike; Iran vows response

“We have severely struck [Iran’s] defense capabilities and its ability to produce missiles,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

October 27, 2024