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The agreement to hand over the Chagos Archipelago and lease back the strategically vital UK-US military base on Diego Garcia has run into difficulties (Alamy/PA) The UK is considering frontloading ...

Labour has been slammed after the eye-watering cost of their planned Chagos Island giveaway was finally revealed this afternoon. Keir Starmer is hoping to hand over the strategic island ...

The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos islands, including a key UK-US military base, to the Indian Ocean ...

Ministers have been urged to prioritise funding the UK’s military over giving more money to Mauritius to resolve the future of the Chagos Islands. The Conservatives raised concerns over reports ...

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The UK rejected a report that a deal struck with Mauritius to cede sovereignty of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean to the African nation while retaining control of a key military base could ...

Resumed negotiations over a proposed deal to return the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius from Britain are not solely over financial compensation, the premier and a government official have said.

Mauritius has ‘made a counter proposal’ in the Chagos Islands deal, reportedly demanding £800 million a year and ‘billions of pounds in reparations from the UK. Negotiations on the controversial deal, ...

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On Christmas Eve, President Biden signed legislation making it official Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent The bald eagle is finally being recognized as America's national bird. John Tlumacki ...