Will Grant
@will__grant
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BBC's Mexico, Central America and Cuba Correspondent. Author of: ¡Populista! The Rise of Latin America’s 21st Century Strongman - @HoZ_Books
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Joined January 2010
El Chapo: Lawyer Silvia Delgado who defended drug lord elected as judge - BBC News
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Silvia Delgado was one of the most controversial candidates to run in Mexico's judicial election.
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Sorry to hear of the death of Alan Yentob. I had the extraordinary experience of helping him out twice in Cuba on an Arena doc about @CAcostaOfficial and then with @JulienTemple on music and revolution. A consummate pro and a unique film-maker. Abrazos to his loved ones.
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Mexican soldiers gun down "El Perris" of Chapitos. The Mexican government says soldiers were ambushed when they went in. But does it really show a more hardline approach by troops now going in blazing? My video news report on the take down of El 27:↓ https://t.co/zfvhe7plm8
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The death of the paramilitary commander is a big blow to the Chapitos
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He says, speaking about players at other clubs. It all gets so pathetically cynical around this time of year…
🚨👀 Hansi Flick: “Luis Díaz and Marcus Rashford are both fantastic players, I like them and we'll see what happens”. “I won’t speak about players who are at other clubs”.
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Con profunda tristeza me permito informar lo siguiente:
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URGENT 📣 Ruth is likely the victim of short-term enforced disappearance. As of now, neither her family nor her legal team has been able to confirm her whereabouts or the detention center where she is being held.
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#ÚltimaHora | Capturan a Ruth López, abogada y directora área jurídica de Cristosal. Información #EnDesarrollo 👇🔗
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“Even if you have a lot of money in Gaza right now it doesn't matter," Abualouf says as it's impossible to find food to feed your family. "Gaza is at the edge of famine, I am talking to people every day, people are starving.”@Rushdibbc
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Nearly 100 people have been killed in northern Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence agency says, as Israeli planes drop leaflets urging evacuation.
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First Dutch manager and Dutch captain to win the Premier League. 🧡❤️
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Like others, I figured Arsenal would go one better this year than last & I have no doubt they’ll go on to win things soon, perhaps this season. But our consistency in the league has been amazing. To do this in April is credit to Slot, who filled some huge shoes with style. YNWA
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From Our Own Correspondent… In Latin America, Pope Francis stood in solidarity with priests often risking their lives to serve in communities under the control of drug cartels. @will__grant reflects on the late Pope’s legacy in Mexico. 🎧 @BBCSounds
https://t.co/WHKjr7sc04
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Pope Francis stood in solidarity with priests living in cartel-controlled communities.
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Three years since the State of Exception was first imposed in El Salvador and still no answers for Fatima as to why her son, with no discernible gang links nor previous convictions, remains incarcerated.
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If you haven’t seen our awesome colleague @BBCBlindGazza accepting his RTS award for breaking news on the Trump assassination attempt, I urge you to do so. One of the very best in the business.
.@BBCBlindGazza ends his acceptance speech at last night’s RTS Television Journalism Awards by reflecting on the barriers he faced as a blind broadcaster #RTSAwards
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The 29 extradited from Mexico to the US read like a who’s who of cartel history. From Caro Quintero, Z40, Z42 to cartel bookkeepers and top lieutenants. Govt claims removing them under National Security Law allowed them to get around any injunctions from extradition.
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President Trump's deportation drive hits home in Mexico... @will__grant reports from the Mexican border towns preparing for the arrival of what may be thousands of people from the US. 🎧 From Our Own Correspondent on @BBCSounds. https://t.co/c2Tij6A6Q1
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Mexican cities get shelters ready for a wave of deportees from the United States
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This is what the CBP One app shows for for Evelin Vásquez in Ciudad Juárez She arrived at 4 a.m. with her 3 kids, Angel, Liam and Elizabeth, and had a CBP 1 appointment at 1 pm App now says “Existing appointments through CPB One are no longer valid”
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Incoming President Donald Trump plans to declare a "national emergency" at the US-Mexico border as part of a broader first-day flurry of executive orders aimed at quickly reversing the Biden administration's policies. https://t.co/Nf7QoRm8yg
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Trump launches a major immigration crackdown - though some of his plans could face stiff opposition.
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During his confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio said #Cuba belongs on the list of sponsors of terrorism, adding the incoming Trump administration is not bound to follow through on Biden’s last-minute agreements. https://t.co/2sUa8RoRwz
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Just in: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has written Pope Francis that 553 prisoners will be released from Cuban jails.
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