The base sits on Diego Garcia, "the largest of 55 islands that form the Chagos Archipelago and is known as the 'Footprint of Freedom' for its shape, regional location, and strategic importance ...

Ministers have so far kept silent on how much it will cost the UK to lease the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of ...

The UK Government’s agreement on the future of the Chagos Islands has run into trouble following elections in Mauritius and ...

Diego Garcia is one of more than a dozen strategic outposts deemed vital to global security by contesting alliances. The main ...

Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the Mauritian government for the Chagos Islands may be about to hit the buffers after the country's Deputy Prime Minister suggested that the UK may need to pay more to ...

Donald Trump’s team is looking for a way to veto the deal as a result of concerns over possible Chinese interference ...

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 ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s proposed deal with Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands would not prevent ... risk to the joint UK/US airbase on Diego Garcia came as foreign office minister Stephen ...

Mauritius has ‘made a counter proposal’ in the Chagos Islands deal, reportedly demanding £800 million a year and ‘billions of ...

Britain has offered to pay hundreds of millions upfront to Mauritius in order to secure the Chagos Islands deal ...

MAURITIUS has been accused of demanding “crazy” money in diplomatic negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos ...

Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ ...