A new future for the Chagos is approaching. On April 1st a British government spokesman said that Britain was finalising a ...

The prime minister is facing mounting pressure as the rumoured £9bn of payments to the East African country could increase.

Downing Street says the US President has signed off on the deal, meaning it's down to the UK and Mauritius to finalise it.

Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the ...

Diego Garcia is the location of a UK-US military airstrip The UK government is working with Mauritius to finalise a deal on the future of the Chagos Islands, Downing Street has said. Under the ...

Britain and Mauritius are finalising a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed UK territory that is home to a major US military base, the UK government said Tuesday.

A threatened Iranian attack on British military facilities in the Chagos Islands would trigger a regional conflict, experts say. In recent days, Iranian forces have called for a pre-emptive strike ...

US President Donald Trump has approved the UK-Mauritius deal over the Chagos Islands, allowing Britain to transfer sovereignty while leasing Diego Gar ...

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The United Kingdom is set to hand over the Chagos Islands to the small nation of Mauritius after the deal received approval from the White House. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir ...

Donald Trump has formally signed off Sir Keir Starmer ’s deal to hand the Chagos islands over to Mauritius, No 10 has said.