Annabelle Timsit

London

Breaking news reporter focusing on U.S. and global events

Education: Georgetown University, Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service

Annabelle Timsit is a breaking news reporter for The Washington Post in London. Before joining The Post in 2021, she covered geopolitics for Quartz in London, with a focus on Britain’s relationship with China. Previously, she was an editorial fellow at the Atlantic and interned at Politico Magazine.
Latest from Annabelle Timsit

Icelandic volcano erupts, turning sky orange and forcing evacuations

It was the fourth eruption in three months on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around the town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon. Local media live-streamed the lava flows.

March 18, 2024

‘Banksy came overnight’: A neighborhood wakes up to world-famous street art

Hours before street artist Banksy claimed credit, north London residents wondered: Who’s behind the tree mural on Hornsey Road, and what does it mean for me?

March 18, 2024

    What to know about TikTok owner ByteDance as U.S. considers possible ban

    A nationwide ban, if it goes into effect, could pose an existential threat to one of China’s most successful internet companies.

    March 13, 2024

    Picasso tried to ruin his ex’s career. The Picasso Museum will show her art.

    Françoise Gilot is thought to be the only woman to have left Pablo Picasso. Decades later, her work is on display in its own room of the Picasso Museum in Paris.

    March 12, 2024

    50 people injured after plane’s ‘nosedive’ on flight to New Zealand

    Chilean airline LATAM said Flight 800 from Sydney to Auckland — a Boeing 787-9 plane — experienced a “strong movement.”

    March 11, 2024

    France, worried about Olympics strikes, will pay government workers more

    French authorities have framed this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games as a chance for France to shine on the global stage.

    March 10, 2024

    Maine shooter who killed 18 had traumatic brain injury, study says

    Robert Card, who killed 18 people in Maine last year, showed signs of traumatic brain injury, according to a research center that analyzed Card’s brain after his death.

    March 7, 2024

    Houthi missile strike kills three civilian mariners, U.S. says

    A Houthi missile struck the MV True Confidence off Yemen, killing three, injuring four others and causing significant damage to the ship, officials said.

    March 6, 2024

    Houthi strike kills 3 civilian mariners, U.S. officials say, the first fatalities in militants’ campaign

    The Houthis launched a missile that killed three people on a cargo ship, marking the first known fatalities in the Houthis’ months-long campaign of violence against maritime traffic.

    March 6, 2024

    Air Force employee shared classified intel on foreign dating site, DOJ says

    The Justice Department charged retired Army Lt. Col. David Franklin Slater with leaking intelligence to a person posing as a Ukrainian woman on a dating site.

    March 5, 2024