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.

A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued ...

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 ...

Mauritius's deputy prime minister has hinted that negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands are being held up over the amount of money involved. Under the terms of the ...

Locals fear the island’s experience will echo that of Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Islands, 2000km to the east, where the local population was evicted in the late 1960s and early 1970s to make room for ...

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 ...

Agalega, which comprises two tiny islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 500 miles or so northeast of Madagascar, is an idyllic-looking spot. White sands, turquoise waters, palm trees.

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 ...

Under the terms of Sir Keir Starmer’s proposed deal, which has yet to be ratified by the British and Mauritian governments, the Chagos Islands would return to Mauritian sovereignty, but with a ...

The Chagos Islands deal could prevent the US from keeping nuclear weapons on its military base, defence figures have warned. In October, Sir Keir Starmer agreed to give Mauritius sovereignty over ...

An historic deal for Britain to hand over control of the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been thrown into doubt after the new prime minister issued last-minute counter proposals.