A panel of UN experts urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to abandon the agreement reached with Mauritius last month and negotiate a new one.

The deal returns sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, but will see the UK lease back a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands.

Mauritius deal to turn over the archipelago shores up Western influence in the Indian Ocean as China tries to increase its foothold, but islanders wonder if they'll be able to go home again.

After he signed the agreement to hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius last week, Sir Keir Starmer claimed that Russia, China, Iran were opposed to the deal.

The surrender of Chagos to Mauritius should not surprise anyone. No matter the political hue of those that govern us, Labour or Conservative, they put so-called international interests ahead, and ...

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 ...

Dugasse was born on the Chagos Islands, which had been under ... By 1973, all Indigenous Chagossians were forced to leave. Thousands of islanders and their descendants are now spread around ...

Like hundreds of others native to the islands, Dugasse was kicked ... By 1973, all Indigenous Chagossians were forced to leave. Thousands of islanders and their descendants are now spread around ...

By 1973, all Indigenous Chagossians were forced to leave. Thousands of islanders and ... base for at least 99 years. That means the island will be off-limits for the foreseeable feature.

Dugasse was born on the Chagos Islands, which had been under ... By 1973, all Indigenous Chagossians were forced to leave. Thousands of islanders and their descendants are now spread around ...