Decades of dispute over the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, rooted in colonial history and international legal challenges, have been addressed after the United Kingdom agreed to transfer ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British control. This controversial deal allows the UK and US to retain joint use of the Diego ...

The UK has signed a long-awaited deal to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It means Britain will give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean territory and lease back the vital UK-US ...

India welcomed the signing of the Chagos Islands treaty, saying the formal resolution of the long-standing dispute is a milestone achievement and a positive development for the region.The ministry ...

That said, the decision to pay Mauritius to take over the Chagos Islands has me stumped. There must be good reasons for doing this deal, but nobody has been able to explain what they are.

The United Kingdom has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following a High Court ruling that has cleared the way for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to formalise the ...

After years of fighting for the right to go home, Dugasse and other displaced islanders watched in despair Thursday as the U.K. government announced it was formally transferring the Chagos Islands ...

LONDON (AP) — Bernadette Dugasse was just a toddler when her family was forced to leave her birthplace, the Chagos Islands. She didn’t get a chance to return until she was a grandmother ...

Argentina’s political opposition has seized on Britain’s decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, urging Buenos Aires to capitalise on what it sees as a clear precedent for pushing ...

Chagossian Bernadette Dugasse looks at a Chagos Islands map during an interview with The Associated Press, at her home in London, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) 31,039 people ...

India on Thursday welcomed the UK's decision to hand over the sovereignty of Chagos Islands including tropical atoll of Diego Garcia to Mauritius under a historic deal. The UK is giving up the ...