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Roger McKenzie
Aston Villa
Men’s football / 22 May 2025
22 May 2025

Morning Star international editor ROGER McKENZIE reminisces on how he became an Aston Villa fan, and writes about the evolution of the historic club over the years

Displaced Palestinians flee from Khan Younis, Gaza, amid the ongoing Israeli military offensive in the area, May 19, 2025
Gaza / 19 May 2025
19 May 2025
Director General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the opening of the 78th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 19, 2025. Photo: Magali Girardin/Keystone via AP
World Health Organisation / 19 May 2025
19 May 2025
Russian and Ukrainian delegations attend talks at the Dolmabache palace, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 16, 2025
Russia-Ukraine / 16 May 2025
16 May 2025
Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traore arrives to the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 10, 2025
Features / 15 May 2025
15 May 2025

ROGER McKENZIE explains how Ibrahim Traore has sparked the flames of hope across Africa, while the Western powers seek to extinguish all attempts to build true sovereignty in the long-exploited continent

An Indian soldier drinks water as he guards after India and Pakistan reported no incidents of firing overnight, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, May 12, 2025
World / 12 May 2025
12 May 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025
International Trade / 11 May 2025
11 May 2025
Yemenis watch as smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, May 6, 2025
World / 6 May 2025
6 May 2025
An Israeli army tank maneuvers in the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, May 4, 2025
World / 4 May 2025
4 May 2025

Ministers vote to escalate war on starving Palestinians

A DAY TO MOBILISE: May Day marchers in Clerkenwell Green in 2016
Features / 1 May 2025
1 May 2025

As global fascism grows, ROGER McKENZIE urges the left to reclaim May Day’s revolutionary roots — not as an act of nostalgia, but as fuel for building a ‘community of resistance’ against exploitation and the rise of fascism

Palestinians inspect the remains of a displacement tent hit
World / 18 April 2025
18 April 2025
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Chin
World / 18 April 2025
18 April 2025
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, centre right,walks toget
World / 17 April 2025
17 April 2025
GLOBAL ANGER: Indians burn a US flag at a protest against Tr
Features / 8 April 2025
8 April 2025
While the immediate impact is disastrous, the US president’s actions could lead more nations to seek greater trading stability by refocusing their economies towards each other and countries such as China, writes ROGER McKENZIE
SYMBOLIC: Chetham's Library, Manchester, United Kingdom foun
Features / 3 April 2025
3 April 2025
Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style