Sir Keir Starmer has signed over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after an earlier challenge was overturned, allowing the ...

The decades-long Chagos islands dispute has finally entered a new chapter. The UK officially agreed to return the sovereignty ...

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

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.

Britain separated the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 before it became independent in 1968. A leaked internal Foreign ...

The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control ...

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 ...

The deal was halted by last-minute legal action - now that is overturned, a government lawyer says "everybody is standing by" to sign the agreement.

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

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British administration. The deal includes a £101 million annual payment to lease the base for 99 years, ...

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

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 ...