But both accept they must also get the approval of the United States, which operates a military base on the largest of the Chagos islands, Diego Garcia. Although Mauritius and Britain have ...

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Despite its strategic significance, the United Kingdom, under the leadership of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is preparing to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This decision ...

A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to ...

Sir Keir Starmer was last night accused of an ‘epic failure of diplomacy’ after it emerged his deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could cost taxpayers billions more.

Instead, the crossbench peer said Sir Keir should explore handing control of the Chagos Islands to the US, adding that it is in the Americans’ interests to maintain control of it. Asked whether ...

UK Says a Deal on the Chagos Islands Won't Be Finalized Until Trump Is Consulted LONDON (AP) — Britain's government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty ...

Slam poet Geraldine Baptiste pulls no punches when telling the story of her “Granpapa”, one of the 1,500-plus people ripped from a peaceful existence on the Chagos Islands by the British to ...

Keir Starmer was hammered over 'surrender' on the Chagos Islands during PMQs clashes. Sir Keir insisted there was a need for 'legal certainty' over the status of the military base on Diego Garcia - ...

Chagos islanders still dream of returning home ... Britain made the shock announcement that it would return the Indian Ocean island chain to Mauritius after years of court battles, even if there ...