UK'S Lammy Says It Is 'Right' US Reviews Chagos Islands Deal LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's foreign secretary David Lammy said it was right that the new U.S. administration has the chance to review a ...

Britain will await approval from Donald Trump before signing a controversial deal on relinquishing control of the Chagos ...

A prospective deal on returning the Chagos islands to Mauritius will ensure the United States maintains its strategic military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Mauritius's prime minister said ...

Britain’s government has confirmed that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is ...

Donald Trump will rule on the future of the Chagos Islands after his team directly intervened in the British Government’s deal. The Telegraph understands that Mr Trump’s team demanded Britain ...

A report claims London is no longer pressing for an official announcement about a Chagos Islands deal before Donald Trump is ...

Britain struck a deal in October to hand over the Chagos Islands while retaining control of the base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, under a 99-year lease.

The UK has agreed to the Mauritian request for a front-loading payment of the lease compensation of 90 million pounds ($110 million) per year as a sweetener to the Chagos islands deal, the Week ...

Under the deal Britain, which has controlled the region since 1814, would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands - a former colony that became independent in 1968 and the last British overseas ...

Britain split the islands away from Mauritius, a former British colony, in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Britain will await approval from Donald Trump before signing a controversial deal on relinquishing control of the Chagos Islands ... the largest atoll in the archipelago and home to the crucial ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...