The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to Mauritius (and to the Chinese fishing fleet). The final obstacle to the agreement was ...

The UK is expected to sign a 99-year lease on the base, once sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is handed back to Mauritius. The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

The UK on Thursday signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia military ...

Once seen as a relic of colonialism, the Chagos Archipelago has evolved into a flashpoint in global strategic competition.

The High Court dismissed an eleventh-hour injunction from campaigners which sought to block the deal. | ITV National News ...

Document - Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory--specifically, the ...

“The defendant is to maintain the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom over the British Indian Ocean Territory ... people from the islands so the U.S. military could build the Diego Garcia base. Many ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean that's home to a ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand ... Under the deal, the U.K. can continue leasing the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, keeping the key military facility in British ...