Diego Garcia, Chagos Archipelago
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.
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.
Chagossians ‘deplore’ deal allowing US-UK to keep Diego Garcia Air Base
Activists have decried a deal that the UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius with the exception of 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 contention, and what are the interests of countries like the US and India here? We explain.
UK retain Diego Garcia military base, but concede sovereignty over islands
While the UK and US retain a key strategic military base in the Indian Ocean, the two governments remain apprehensive over the security of the island.
India welcomes historic agreement between Mauritius and UK on Diego Garcia
India played an important role in forging a historic deal between Mauritius and the United Kingdom over the strategically significant UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, a move that finally de-colonised the tiny island nation.
Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna on Reuniting
Keir Starmer has made Britain look 'weak' and 'pathetic' over Chagos, Boris Johnson blasts
Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands has made Britain look “weak” and “pathetic”, Boris Johnson has ...
Diego Garcia blame game deepens as Liz Truss hits out at Boris Johnson for island ‘surrender’
Exclusive: The blame game for who was responsible for the UK handing over the key Indian Ocean islands has now dragged in ...
UK Agrees to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The British government made the deal to return all the Chagos Islands, except for Diego Garcia, which holds a U.K.-U.S. Navy base.
The Washington Post2d
U.K. hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after long dispute
They include Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands and the site of the strategically positioned military base. Among the reasons for the long-running dispute over the archipelago is the ...
Diego Garcia row: Truss and Cleverly blamed as Starmer ‘surrenders’ key airbase islands
Blame game takes in James Cleverly and Liz Truss as UK announces decision to hand archipelago back to Mauritius in deal to ...
The tiny British-owned tropical island where the UK is 'holding' asylum seekers
Asylum seekers have been held on a tiny British tropical island that has no permanent population for the last three years.
Republicans warn the UK’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands will boost China
Top Republicans have warned that the United Kingdom’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands will boost China. Sir Keir ...
The Independent3d
A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out
The atoll of Diego Garcia — the largest of the Chagos Islands, and a relic of the UK’s colonial past — is home to the US Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, a military facility that was ...