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Human Rights Watch criticizes U.K. deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, potentially entrenching Chagossians' exile.
As the deal is finally signed, Sean O’Grady explores what all the fuss was about – and why it makes sense to return the archipelago to its former custodian ...
Mauritius has said that India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has supported the signing of the agreement between the island ...
The UK and Mauritius on May 22, 2025, announced they had agreed a treaty concerning the Chagos Archipelago. Over 50 years ago, the UK and US forcibly displaced the entire Chagossian Indigenous people, ...
During a press conference, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the Diego Garcia military base is of the 'upmost importance' ...
The UK on Thursday signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia military ...
The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British administration. The ...
UN says it welcomes the signing of the agreement between UK government and the government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago.
The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...
Ministers have insisted the deal to transfer sovereignty of the British territory is 'good value' - despite Sir Keir's ...
The Chagos Islands will return to Mauritius, but the Diego Garcia military base will still remain under control of the US and ...
The agreement puts an end to decades of litigation and helps Britain retain access to Diego Garcia, home to a joint U.S.-U.K.