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The US and UK will maintain a key military base on the island for 99 years, under the multi-billion pound deal.

The UK is set to sign a controversial deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as soon as Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.

Sir Keir Starmer is due to sign a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday. Under the terms of the deal Mauritius would gain sovereignty of the islands from the UK, but allow the ...

Britain signed a deal on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after a London judge overturned a last-minute injunction and cleared the way for an agreement the government ...

The U.S. welcomes the historic agreement between the UK and Mauritius on the future of the Chagos Archipelago. This agreement secures the long-term, stable, and effective operation of the joint ...

Diego Garcia is the location of a UK-US military airstrip Sir Keir Starmer is due to sign a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday. Under the terms of the deal Mauritius would ...

The latest news on the United Kingdom. The UK High Court has lifted on Thursday a temporary injunction that blocked a pivotal ...

It comes after Chagossian campaigners submitted a formal legal communication to the UN as part of an attempt to challenge the ...