Labour has 'saved' Diego Garcia by giving up Chagos islands
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
UK Cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Keeps Control of Diego Garcia Military Base
Britain struck a deal allowing it to keeping control of a strategically important UK-US military base in the Indian Ocean for another century, while ceding sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, minus US base
Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain
In Historic Move, UK Gives Up Sovereignty Of Chagos Islands To Mauritius, Keeps Military Base In Diego Garcia
Britain today said it will give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but will keep its strategic joint military base with the US in Diego Garcia.
Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them
Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday
UK, Mauritius island deal draws protest
The British government announced last week that it is handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius under an agreement that will see the American naval and bomber base stay on one of the islands, Diego Garcia.
Chagos islands: what the UK-Mauritius agreement means for displaced Chagossians
Laura Jeffery has previously received funding for Chagos research from the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). After years of negotiations and legal pressure,
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The UK deal on Diego Garcia is positive, but it won’t reverse declining support for the rules-based order
The UK government announced last week that it will cede sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The agreement ...
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EXCLUSIVE: UK agrees to admit some Diego Garcia asylum seekers
The policy reversal comes as Britain agrees to hand over control of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.
Diego Garcia: What 'Historic' UK Deal Means for US's Indian Ocean Base
Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.
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India Played Crucial Role In UK Ceding Territory To Mauritius
The UK had controlled the region since 1814 and had detached the Chagos Islands in 1965 from Mauritius to create the British ...
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A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out
But they will not be allowed to return to Diego Garcia. “Mauritius will now be free to implement a program of resettlement on the islands of the Chagos Archipelago, other than Diego Garcia ...
UK-Mauritius treaty on Chagos Archipelago, Diego Garcia: What it means, why it matters for India
For years, Mauritius demanded the UK end its control on the Chagos Archipelago. Why was their ownership a matter of ...
'Rubbish': Envoy Jonathan Powell slams critics of UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius
UK envoy Jonathan Powell on Friday slammed critics of the Government’s Chagos Islands deal, saying the US was fully on board, ...
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Ex-PM 'concerned' over Starmer's Chagos Islands sovereignty decision
Boris Johnson voices concerns about Keir Starmer's decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The move has sparked debate regarding its implications for UK diplomacy and ...