Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ ...

The Government is currently scrambling to save its agreement to surrender control of the Indian Ocean archipelago, which ...

The UK has offered to frontload payments to Mauritius in a bid to finalise the contentious Chagos Islands deal before Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. Britain is offering to pay several ...

Britain has offered to pay hundreds of millions upfront to Mauritius in order to secure the Chagos Islands deal ...

The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the ...

Donald Trump’s team is looking for a way to veto the deal as a result of concerns over possible Chinese interference ...

The UK Government’s agreement on the future of the Chagos Islands has run into trouble following elections in Mauritius and the United States.

FILE - This image realeased by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia ... Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius, after ...

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.

Mauritius Stalls Chagos Islands Deal: Diego Garcia Lease Issue ...

Mauritius's deputy prime minister has hinted that negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands are being ...