Two British women born on Diego Garcia are prepared to bring legal action over the plans to cede sovereignty over the islands ...

If Trump is looking to add American territory, why not step into the UK’s farcical negotiations with Mauritius?

the British severed the Chagos Islands from Mauritius and established the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). This was done because Diego Garcia had been selected as the site for a large ...

It sees Mauritius assume sovereignty over BIOT, with the UK authorized to exercise the sovereign rights of Mauritius on Diego Garcia. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “This government ...

British navy ships rescued dozens and brought them to Diego Garcia, the largest of the disputed Chagos Islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) – long claimed by Mauritius – and ...

Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval ...

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands (formerly ... Bernadette Dugasse and Bertrice Pompe, who were both born on Diego Garcia, have begun a bid to take the Foreign Office ...