Britain’s government has acknowledged that its removal of islanders was wrong, and has granted many citizenship and set aside some funds to improve their lives. But it continues to bar Chagossians ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean that's home to a ...

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

Human Rights Watch criticizes U.K. deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, potentially entrenching Chagossians' exile.

LONDON (AP) — A British court said Thursday that the U.K. can transfer sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius, overturning a block that was imposed hours ...

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 ...

Mauritius deal to turn over the archipelago shores up Western influence in the Indian Ocean as China tries to increase its ...

The Government’s announcement of the Chagos Islands deal was temporarily delayed after a legal challenge was launched by ...

Sir Keir Starmer has signed over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after an earlier challenge was overturned, allowing the agreement to go ahead. Speaking to journalists on Thursday afternoon ...

Bernadette Dugasse was just a toddler when her family was forced to leave her birthplace, the Chagos Islands. She didn’t get a chance to return until she was a grandmother, and only for a visit.

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

The British government has signed a deal to transfer the Chagos Islands’ sovereignty to Mauritius LONDON -- Bernadette Dugasse was just a toddler when her family was forced to leave her birthplace.