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In October, the Government announced that Mauritius will be sovereign over the Chagos islands, and then lease back the Diego Garcia military base. But allies of US president-elect Donald Trump ...

Despite its strategic significance, the United Kingdom, under the leadership of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is preparing to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This decision ...

The prime minister of Mauritius has told his parliament that Keir Starmer intends to “push ahead” with a deal over the Chagos Islands “in the coming weeks”. During a Mauritian National Assembly ...

Britain puts future of the islands on hold amid president-elect’s concerns that agreement could boost China’s influence Donald Trump will rule on the future of the Chagos Islands after his ...