The archipelago was acquired in the 1960s and a US military base established by displacing the indigenous population to ...

Havant MP Alan Mak has confirmed his support for the Falkland Islands remaining British after the Government 's decision to ...

An Argentine regional minister has sparked controversy by claiming his region could become independent, raising fears that it ...

Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago ...

In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 (when Mauritius gained independence), the UK expelled Chagossians from the ...

In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 ...

Andrew Griffith, the Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs, raised his concerns in the House of Commons on the ...

The policy reversal comes as Britain agrees to hand over control of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

It was a spectacular example of a non-event, alloyed by pure symbolism and cynicism.  Here was a British government offering ...

Joe Biden pressured the UK to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands due to fears that the US might lose access to a key ...

David Lammy was heckled in the House of Commons as he defended the decision to give up UK control over the Chagos Islands. The Foreign Secretary said the UK Government wants the treaty with Mauritius ...