It is the second major part of the legal case to fall apart after it was revealed claims that telecommunications could be stopped on the islands were also shown to be false. Critics argue the deal, ...

Two women born on the Chagos Islands are seeking to take the British government to court over a proposed deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

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China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

The long ‘lease’ he referred to would probably be a sub-lease for the island’s use. This 30-sq-km patch of land is part of the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain had once governed as part of ...

DONALD Trump could yet step in to block Britain’s £8billion handover of the Chagos Islands, Nigel Farage has claimed. The Reform UK chief said he was “surprised” the US President gave the ...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will not stop opposing a deal that would hand over the Chagos Islands, despite it receiving a favourable hearing from US President Donald Trump.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will not stop opposing a deal that would hand over the Chagos Islands, despite it receiving a favourable hearing from US President Donald Trump.

Britain retained control of the Chagos Islands after Mauritius gained independence in the 1960s. The US leases the base, a key military hub in the Asia-Pacific. US President Donald Trump signaled ...

US President Donald Trump has indicated he would be prepared to back Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The agreement includes a ...