Zoom in on Google Maps and a vast development is visible ... into an agreement with Mauritius to do that with part of the [Chagos] archipelago.” Beijing has steadily increased its influence ...

Until a few weeks ago most MPs, if asked to locate the Chagos isle of Diego Garcia on a map, might have pointed ... position of being unable to give an archipelago away. Now he knows how electric ...

The Chagos Archipelago lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean and comprises 58 islands including Diego Garcia, which houses a major joint British and American military base. The Archipelago has been ...

The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the ...

The United Kingdom’s (UK) October agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius appeared to address longstanding international legal issues surrounding decolonisation and ...

The Chagos Archipelago dispute is a microcosm of the broader tensions shaping global maritime geopolitics. The United Kingdom's (UK) October agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos ...

The UK’s October agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius appeared to address longstanding international legal issues surrounding decolonisation and provide a ...

Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the Mauritian government for the Chagos Islands may be about to hit the buffers after the ...

Conservatives have attacked "costly" plans to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which has reportedly made huge ...

The Chagos archipelago and the Diego Garcia base are strategically located in the Indian Ocean, and the West is fearful they could fall under the influence of a pro-China Mauritius administration.

Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago, houses a US-UK military base - HO/US Navy/REUTERS The Chagos Islands had been interpreted by the US and UK to be exempt, in part because ...