Joe Biden pushed the UK into giving up the Chagos Islands over concerns the US would lose control of an important air base, ...

Last Thursday, Vanessa Calou got a phone call from a number in Mauritius. “They said, ‘I think Mauritius got Chagos’, and I ...

After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote ...

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 ...

Labour faced heavy criticism from figures on the right over the decision, which will see Mauritius take control of the former ...

David Lammy was heckled in the House of Commons as he defended the decision to give up UK control over the Chagos Islands.

Last week's announcement has prompted concerns over the UK's commitment to other overseas territories including the Falklands and Gibraltar.

Following the UK's decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Argentina has renewed its push to reclaim the ...

On October 3 the UK announced a deal which would see the sovereignty of the remote Chagos Islands handed to Mauritius. The deal also included the largest island in the archipelago, Diego Garcia ...