The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

In 1965, shortly before granting Mauritius independence, Britain separated the Chagos Islands, renaming them the British Indian Ocean Territory, and paying £3 million to Mauritius.

Shadowy British base in Indian Ocean could be used for US attacks on Iran Despite Starmer's calls for a calming of tensions, four US B52 bombers were seen at the strategic joint British-American ...

Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, the Iranian Navy intercepted a British destroyer in the northern Indian Ocean, which was helping to guide an Israeli missile towards Iranian territory.

The relationship between Mauritius and China has been a point of contention for Sir Keir, who faced accusations he was giving away British territory to an ally of one of the UK’s enemies.

Currently, Diego Garcia hosts about 2,500 personnel, mainly American, and is regarded by the US as a vital hub for military and security operations across the Middle East, South Asia, and East Africa.

This satellite image released and taken on April 2, 2025 by Planet Labs PBC shows six American B-2 bomber planes on the tarmac of Mauritius' US military base on Diego Garcia island as well as 6 ...

The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory - are located in the Indian Ocean about 5,799 miles (9,332km) south-east of the UK, and about 1,250 miles north-east of ...

Judge Julian Goose ordered the British government "to maintain the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom over the British Indian Ocean Territory until further order.” ...

The order, granted at 2.25am, states the government may take "no conclusive or legally binding step to conclude its negotiations concerning the possible transfer of the British Indian Ocean ...