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Relatives of Palestinian child Salem Hussein, 12, killed in an Israeli army bombardment of Gaza, mourn beside his body at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 22, 2025
North Africa / 24 July 2025
24 July 2025

For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE

Sudanese displaced families take shelter in a school after being evacuated by the Sudanese army from areas once controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, Sudan, March 23, 2025
Northeast Africa / 11 July 2025
11 July 2025
OPPORTUNITY BECKONS: BRICS member states family photograph - In the shadow of the Sugarloaf Mountain - during the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 6 2025. (L to R) Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov, Crown Prince of UAE Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Premier of China Li Qiang, Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed, P
The Future / 11 July 2025
11 July 2025

ROGER McKENZIE expounds on the motivation that drove him to write a book that anticipates a dawn of a new, fully liberated Africa – the land of his ancestors

STRICKEN: Food distribution by the World Food Programme for internally displaced persons at the Wad Almajzoub farm camp Gezira state, Sudan
Features / 10 July 2025
10 July 2025

While much attention is focused on Israel’s aggression, we cannot ignore the conflicts in Africa, stoked by Western imperialism and greed for natural resources, if we’re to understand the full picture of geopolitics today, argues ROGER McKENZIE

World leaders partake in the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025
BRICS / 7 July 2025
7 July 2025
Ambulance workers on the picket line outside London Ambulance Service (LAS) in Deptford, south-east London, February 10, 2023
Features / 26 June 2025
26 June 2025

I found myself alone as the sole reporter at Britain’s largest union conference, leaving stories of modern-day slavery and sexual exploitation going unreported: our socialist journalism is just as vital as the union work we cover, writes ROGER McKENZIE

School support staff members of Unison during a rally outside the Scottish parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, September 27, 2023
Unison Conference 2025 / 19 June 2025
19 June 2025
People join civil society groups led by Stand Up To Racism during a counter-protest against a rally endorsed by Tommy Robinson in central London, October 26, 2024
Unison Conference 2025 / 17 June 2025
17 June 2025
Palestinians line up to buy dinner at a food stand near the beachfront at a tent camp for displaced people in the Gaza City port, June 14, 2025
Gaza / 16 June 2025
16 June 2025
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Russia-Ukraine / 12 June 2025
12 June 2025

Kiev couldn’t have carried out its mission against Russian air bases on its own, says ROGER McKENZIE, while Starmer has no qualms about dragging us deeper into a conflict that could turn nuclear

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, June 1, 2025
Middle East / 1 June 2025
1 June 2025

Israeli military accused of killing at least 40 Palestinians near aid distribution site in Rafah

Palestinians struggle to receive cooked food distributed at a community kitchen in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, May 23, 2025
Middle East / 29 May 2025
29 May 2025

Despite internal pressure over the Gaza genocide, Narendra Modi’s government has deepened relations with Tel Aviv. ROGER McKENZIE explores the geopolitics behind these strengthening links

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
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in th
World / 28 March 2025
28 March 2025
Volunteers for an air-defence unit stand on their position w
World / 28 March 2025
28 March 2025
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in
World / 24 March 2025
24 March 2025
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on
World / 19 March 2025
19 March 2025
A body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli army air strike
Britain / 18 March 2025
18 March 2025
As Israel breaks ceasefire with air strikes on Gaza, killing 400, and ministers backtrack on acknowledging Israeli war crimes, campaigners ask ‘how many more Palestinians will be slaughtered before Britain stops sending arms to Israel?’
Yemenis clean debris in front of their shops after a U.S. ai
World / 16 March 2025
16 March 2025
People gather to collect water in Khartoum, Sudan, May 28, 2
World / 14 March 2025
14 March 2025
Chinese navy troops attending a joint naval drill with Iran
World / 12 March 2025
12 March 2025
Displaced Palestinians lives in a school run by UNRWA, the U
World / 11 March 2025
11 March 2025