Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called ”Footprint of Freedom,” is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos Island chain in the Indian Ocean. It is one of the most important and ...

As part of the £90 million a year expected to be paid to Mauritius to keep control of the base, Sir Keir has promised a ...

The neighbourhood waters could become choppy for India, given the inherent and inherited complexities and also the evolving ...

Anthea Jeffery says UK's agreement to cede islands to Mauritius should be rethought The Chagos Islands include the Diego Garcia atoll on which the United States (US) has constructed a vital naval, air ...

Lord Hermer, the Attorney General and the Prime Minister’s best friend from his barrister days, announced today that, as part of a package of measures to restore the country’s international reputation ...

Former U.S. President Joe Biden said this in October 2024. 3. Notably, Diego Garcia is a coral atoll and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago. It is located 7 degrees south of the equator. 1.

Nigel Farage has claimed Sir Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal will cost the British taxpayer £52bn over 99 years. The Reform UK leader made the claim at a rally in Wiltshire today. He also took ...

The true cost of Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal to Britain is £52 billion, Nigel Farage claimed on Sunday. The Reform UK leader warned that the price of signing away the islands to Mauritius ...

So we’ve been forewarned.” He focused his questions on the Government’s proposed deal on the Chagos Islands, including Downing Street’s claims that the “electromagnetic spectrum” at ...

The UK Government has confirmed today (Thursday 3 October) that it has reached a political agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Today’s political agreement is ...

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