I spoke with migrants from across Latin America in Tapachula, Mexico and in Guatemala City. All said they had been extorted by police and other officials while crossing through Guatemala. The problem is widespread. My story for Al Jazeera English aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/4/…

what a day for guatemalan democracy, after all the transparently grubby attempts to stop it happening, and what a great article from ⁦Jeff Abbott⁩ to sum it up. www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.aljaze…

This is well worth it with Isabella Cota S. The amount of times either via her articles or in a personal panic phone call she's illuminated me on Mexican economic policy I don't want to begin to count. Go if you can.

Claudia Sheinbaum has filled Mexico City's main plaza - the zocalo - without too much effort, and there's still an hour and a half to go till she's scheduled to arrive and officially kick off her presidential campaign.

How the crisis is affecting an already precarious food supply for Haitians. More than 1 million people now on the brink of famine, says the WFP. With our video journalist yvonvilius on the ground: youtu.be/2p2CVdg7Woo?si…

Travelled to Chasiv Yar, working with three brigades fighting in and around the city. Ukraine's defense of the city looks stable for now, but what's more important is the big picture; as part of that, this battle will be crucial. For The Kyiv Independent: kyivindependent.com/battle-of-chas…

About 8000 people have been forced to flee the Russian offensive in North Eastern Ukraine. We had the chance to meet some of them at a displaced people center in Kharkiv City. Ludmila Fursova produced this, Jamil Bassil filmed and edited.

After 200 years, and 65 men, Mexico has its first female president.

Amid all the headlines yesterday, a historic moment unfolded in Mexico as Claudia Sheinbaum became the first woman to take the presidential office. Our report: W Vanessa Viniegra & Ampa Rodriguez

Ah the narcissistic joy of the profile photo shoot. Absolutely loved this with Lexie Harrison-cripps Time, attention and positive energy. Anyone living in Mexico City, you have to go with her if you need pics. Her site: lexiehc.com

Loving a bit of the AIB award ceremony last Friday, representing the Children Of the Darien Gap team. We got a 'highly commended' which was quite enough for me to repost the docu here: youtu.be/YAlLb-TV7_c?fe…

As Donald Trump prepared to become US president, we climbed aboard a network of cargo trains in Mexico known collectively as The Beast, with migrants still trying to reach the states. After 12 hours travelling through the night and cold, with a train robbery thrown in for good

Our documentary Children of the Darien Gap has just won an Overseas Press Club award. The judges called it “Powerful, poignant, and meticulously reported.” Was quite inspiring to go to the ceremony, see all the other top draw work being recognized and to be alongside it.

This April, we spent a week filming, and sleeping, in one of the last hospitals open in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Tabarre Hospital, run by Doctors Without Borders, has become a lifeline to many people. About 90% of Port Au Prince is in the hands of armed groups. They also control