LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British administration. The ...

The Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, one of world's most secretive places and home to an important U.S. military base ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been ...

In a shocking turn of events that has alarmed national security experts, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has signed a controversial agreement transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ...

UK leader Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in ...

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The injunction was the latest legal challenge to the deal brought by members of the Chagossian diaspora who were forcibly ...

People demonstrate outside the High Court in London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, after a British court blocked the U.K. from ...