Roger McKenzie

Roger McKenzie is the international editor of the Morning Star newspaper. Follow Roger on Twitter at @RogerAMck.

October 23, 2026

96% of the World’s Shallow-Water Coral Reefs Face Collapse Risk

Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reef ecosystems are threatened with collapse, according to the first systematic assessment of all 127 reef systems, which found that 96 per cent face a

Business

Japan Core Inflation Rises to 2.1%, Strengthening Case for Further Rate Hikes

Japan’s annual core consumer inflation rose to 2.1% in September, exceeding the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for the first time in nine months and strengthening the case for further interest rate increases. The latest figures suggest that price pressures

October 23, 2026

Millions of Cyberattack Attempts Target PHP Flaws as Governments and Companies Rush to Secure Systems

Business

Companies and governments worldwide scrambled to secure systems running the PHP programming language on Thursday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities triggered a surge

Trump Faces Scrutiny After Reporter Is Apparently Barred From Air Force One

Journalism/World

The White House has apparently denied a British Independent reporter a previously promised place aboard US President Donald Trump’s aircraft after the journalist challenged

The Global South Is Done Waiting for the UN to Solve Humanity’s Challenges

April 15, 2023

Columns/Diplomacy

Dag Hammarskjöld, the tragic second United Nations secretary general, once said the organization “was created not to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell.” Of course, this depends very

The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ of the Earth

April 1, 2023

Human Rights

Imagine the uproar if China or Russia—or any other country for that matter—said it aimed to exercise military control over land, sea, air, and space to protect its interests and investments. This