Surrendering UK sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is an “irresponsible act”, a Labour former minister has said, backing calls for the Government to withdraw from a deal over the territory. Admiral ...

A prospective deal on returning the Chagos islands to Mauritius will ensure the United States maintains its strategic military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Mauritius's prime minister said ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A U.K.-Mauritius deal recognizing the latter’s claim to the Chagos Islands in the Western Indian Ocean could be in trouble as Mauritius seeks ...

Britain’s government has confirmed that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is ...

Donald Trump will rule on the future of the Chagos Islands after his team directly intervened in the British Government’s deal. The Telegraph understands that Mr Trump’s team demanded Britain ...

US President-elect Donald Trump will be consulted on the UK's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands - where there is a joint US-UK military base - to Mauritius. The UK announced in October it would ...

The UK's planned handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius should be considered by incoming US President Donald Trump before it goes ahead, Downing Street has said. Efforts were made to get the ...

The UK will not finalise a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is consulted. The British government ...

LONDON — Britain’s government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Representatives from the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom held further productive discussions in London this week on the future of the Chagos Archipelago. In a joint statement ...

Britain and Mauritius said on Monday (January 13, 2025) there had been good progress in talks to finalise a deal over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including a U.S.-British military base ...