The governments of Britain and Mauritius have signed a deal settling the future of the Chagos Islands after overcoming ...

Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction ...

A ceremony transferring sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was called off ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

As part of the deal, the UK will lease back a military base on the archipelago for 99 years. Robert Jenrick, the former justice secretary, told Sky News that the Chagos Islands deal is a "sell-out ...

Early on Thursday, an emergency injunction from the High Court had stopped the government from concluding the Chagos Island agreement to hand over sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius.

In a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical flashpoints, the recent sovereignty transfer of the Chagos Islands from the ...

The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814, when they were ceded by France. The archipelago is best known for the military base on Diego Garcia, which has supported U.S ...

May 22 (UPI) --The British government signed-off Thursday on ceding the Chagos Islands back over to Mauritius after a last-minute court ruling delayed the transfer of international territory.

The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control ...