After the loss of Bagram air base in Afghanistan, Diego Garcia is a critical lifeline for the American military in the region ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S.

After 50 years of struggle, Chagossians won a major victory over the most powerful governments in the world. This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles ...

After decades of political conflict, the United Kingdom will finally return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. However, the Chagossian people’s identity and resettlement remain unresolved. Since ...

Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the rights of the weakest against the ambitions of the powerful during an audience Saturday with exiled refugees from Chagos, the contested Indian Ocean archipelago that ...