A Union Jack once always caught the sun somewhere around the globe. But now that will no longer be the case, after a court ruling about an island that is critical to the Five Eyes alliance.

The United Kingdom is poised to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and literally end one of the most quoted sayings about empire.

This baffling Chagos deal will forever haunt Keir Starmer The roll call of British politicians who put their fingerprints on the decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius ...

What is in the Chagos Islands deal? Sir Keir Starmer has signed a deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which had been administered alongside the archipelago until 1965.

U.K. hands Chagos to Mauritius but U.S. still can use Diego Garcia base The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a US-UK military base that is vital to ...

A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have ...

One hundred…million pounds. That is (roughly) the (annual) amount Britain will pay Mauritius to keep a military base on the Chagos Islands crucial to British and indeed American security.

The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the controversial move survived an eleventh-hour legal challenge and months of ...

Never mind that Mauritius never owned the Chagos, has no claim on them, and shares little with them beyond the Indian Ocean in which they both soak. Diego Garcia ...

What is in the Chagos Islands deal? Sir Keir Starmer has signed a deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which had been administered alongside the archipelago until 1965.