Mauritius wins sovereignty over Chagos Islands from UK, leasing Diego Garcia naval base, amid political and legal battles.

The United Kingdom is poised to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and literally end one of the most quoted sayings about empire.

Once seen as a relic of colonialism, the Chagos Archipelago has evolved into a flashpoint in global strategic competition.

A Union Jack once always caught the sun somewhere around the globe. But now that will no longer be the case, after a court ruling about an island that is critical to the Five Eyes alliance.

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after a high court ruling cleared the way for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to sign the controversial deal.

Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a US-UK military base that is vital to ...

LONDON (AP) — Bernadette Dugasse was just a toddler when her family was forced to leave her birthplace. She didn’t get a chance to return until she was a grandmother.

Chagos Islands: What is the UK-Mauritius deal on archipelago and what's India's stance on it? Explained The Chagos Islands are a strategically significant area, with one of its islands, Diego ...

What are the Chagos Islands? The remote chain of more than 60 islands is located in the middle of the Indian Ocean off the tip of India, south of the Maldives.

This baffling Chagos deal will forever haunt Keir Starmer The roll call of British politicians who put their fingerprints on the decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British administration. The deal includes a £101 million annual payment to lease the base for 99 ...

Chagos islanders fear they will never get to go home after UK’s Mauritius deal Displaced islanders watched in despair Thursday as the government announced it was formally transferring the Chagos ...