What’s the ongoing story: US President Donald Trump launched the most aggressive global tariff war yet, even by his own standards set in the first term, dealing a blow to the post-World War II liberal ...

Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a U.K. territory that is home to ...

US President Donald Trump has approved the UK-Mauritius deal over the Chagos Islands, allowing Britain to transfer sovereignty while leasing Diego Garcia for a 99-year term. The deal is nearing ...

MPs have slammed Labour’s “disregard” for the environmental consequences of their Chagos Islands surrender. Minister Baroness Chapman confirmed that there has been an agreement with the ...

LONDON — Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base, the British government ...

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 ...

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