The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

The British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill is the latest effort by the Tories and opposition parties to block the move.

In 1965, shortly before granting Mauritius independence, Britain separated the Chagos Islands, renaming them the British Indian Ocean Territory, and paying £3 million to Mauritius.

Shadowy British base in Indian Ocean could be used for US attacks on Iran Despite Starmer's calls for a calming of tensions, four US B52 bombers were seen at the strategic joint British-American ...

A new satellite image showed a buildup of U.S. Air Force assets at Diego Garcia, a strategic American base in the Indian ...

The April 2025 trilateral agreement between India, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates to develop Trincomalee's energy hub represents a strategic counterweight to China's expanding Indian Ocean ...

LONDON: Three British Hindu men were asked their ethnicity in a London park and, when they replied they were Indian and Sri Lankan, were viciously beaten up in an unprovoked attack by three older ...

The Great Game is afloat: Africa and Indian Ocean geopolitics While Africa relies on maritime security for trade, Indian Ocean geopolitics foretells rising insecurity at sea. African states and ...

Dozens from the British Indian community gathered at a Hindu temple in Harrow, London, to mourn victims of the Air India crash that killed over 270. A multi-faith vigil honoured the dead, 20 of ...

British Indian Ocean Territory. Strictly no entry. This Indian Ocean territory, home to a significant US/UK military base on Diego Garcia, has no civilian population.

Since January 2025, the British pound has strengthened from 4.47 to nearly 5 against the dirham, while the euro has risen from 3.76 to 4.22.

Long before India gained independence, one defiant voice inside the British Empire dared to call out a colonial massacre - and paid a price for it. Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, a lawyer, was one of ...