U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era Dispute
After years of legal wrangling and negotiations, Britain said it would surrender sovereignty of the archipelago in the Indian ...
The Economist5d
Britain has agreed to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
F ew places in the world are quite so remote as the 60 or so islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago. Africa sits 3,000km to the west, Indonesia 3,000km to the east; the nearest large land mass is ...
Inside the 'ghostly' Chagos Islands atoll so secretive that journalists are banned - and its links to major nuclear arms deal
The Diego Garcia atoll - the biggest of the islands, which covers just 10 square miles of dry land - serves as a ...
Al Jazeera English5d
Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
It was a key location in the US overseas “war on ... case on whether the UK illegally maintains sovereignty over the Chagos Islands [Mike Corder/AP] Chagossian communities living in the UK ...
Deccan Chronicle5d
DC Edit | Chagos: Win-win move for all
In a historic move, the UK will be handing over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean ... US-UK base remains in its strategic location. On the face of it, this is a win-win ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation5d
Where are the Chagos Islands, why is Britain giving up sovereignty and what happens to the Diego Garcia military base?
Diego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos cluster and is also located on major international trade routes. The base's location allows the US military to quickly access parts of Asia and ...
Daily Mail5d
Keir Starmer insists 'surrender' of UK's Chagos Islands to China ally Mauritius 'secures' future of military base - as official who sealed deal says UK should not worry about ...
It said the Chagos Islands should be handed over to Mauritius ... They looked at multiple options but settled on Diego Garcia as the 'prime location' due to its strategic positioning in the ...
London Evening Standard4d
The Standard View: Chagos Islands deal is a just and sensible outcome
The British Indian Ocean territory lies in a geopolitically strategic location, and is host to ... a motion urging the return of the Chagos islands by a wide margin. The International Court ...