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Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to ...

The Chagos Islands have been the subject of diplomatic controversy for decades, with the UK retaining sovereignty of the archipelago after Mauritius broke free and gained independence in 1968.

Britain and its former colony reached a deal last October to hand back Chagos which it ... in the 1960s provided a UK-US military base remains on the largest island, Diego Garcia.

Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control under a 99-year lease of the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of ...

The UK has asked for "strong protections" for a joint UK-US military base on the Chagos Islands. Britain agreed last year to hand over the archipelago over to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute.

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The prime minister has pressed Mauritius on the need for the Chagos Islands deal to allow "strong protections" for the UK-US military base there. Sir Keir Starmer spoke to his Mauritian ...

The prime minister has pressed Mauritius on the need for the Chagos Islands deal to allow "strong protections" for the UK-US military base there. Sir Keir Starmer spoke to his Mauritian counterpart on ...

Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control under a 99-year lease of the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the ...

Sir Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart have spoken directly for the first time about the Chagos Islands ... protections” for the UK-US military base on the island chain as talks to ...

Sir Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart have spoken directly for the first time about the Chagos Islands deal. The Prime Minister told Navin Ramgoolam he wants “strong protections” for the ...