Britain agreed last year to hand over the archipelago over to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam spoke directly ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong ...

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will discuss the Chagos Islands at a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later this month, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their ...

The UK must hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, even if Donald Trump scuttles the current proposed agreement, the ...

The British government’s negotiation with the Republic of Mauritius to cede the Chagos Islands has been a mess. At time of ...

to establish a presence on the other islands within the Chagos archipelago, creating a security risk for the Diego Garcia base. The potential of increased Chinese influence is a significant concern.

Donald Trump’s secretary of state challenged David Lammy over Britain’s deal to give away the Chagos Islands in their first ...

Exclusive: A group representing indigenous Chagossians are gearing up to challenge the government’s controversial deal to hand over the archipelago to Mauritius ...

Britain split the islands away from Mauritius, a former British colony, in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Britain struck a deal in October to hand over the Chagos Islands while retaining control of the base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, under a 99-year lease.

Despite there being a major UK-US airbase on Diego Garcia - the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago - the UK ... to the peaceful resolution of disputes and the rule of law".