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

Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in ...

Historic Decision Transfers Control to Mauritius The UK government has reached a major agreement to transfer sovereignty of ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U ...

(U.S. Navy via AP, File) People demonstrate outside the High Court in London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, after a British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands ...

“It is no exaggeration to say that Diego Garcia — the largest of the Chagos Islands — hosts the most strategically important U.S. air and logistics base in the Indian Ocean and is vital to ...

Britain detached the Chagos dependency from the colony of Mauritius ... especially India, which is building air and naval facilities on Agaléga, a less well-known pair of Mauritian islands.

LONDON — Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base, the British government ...

UK leader Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

UK court lifts a block on Britain handing the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius, allowing deal to be signed.