Several F-15 jets have been deployed to an airbase jointly operated by the United States and the United Kingdom, located on a ...

Several F-15 jets have been deployed to an airbase jointly operated by the United States and the United Kingdom, located on a ...

The Government claims that the agreement with Britain signed Thursday, May 22 to cede sovereignty of the disputed Chagos ...

The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...

In a treaty to “complete the process of decolonisation of Mauritius”, the Government has agreed to pay at least £120 million-a-year for 99 years for control of the vital Diego Garcia base, plus hand ...

LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius signed a deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean, after overcoming last-minute legal ...

The Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, one of world's most secretive places and home to an important U.S. military base ...

Under the agreement, the United Kingdom will pay Mauritius 101 million pounds ($136 million) per year to lease back the Chagos Island base for at least 99 years.

Some Chagos Islands-born protesters said the deal jeopardizes the limited the rights they have to visit the islands, including to tend the graves of relatives.

Sir Keir Starmer said the agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius secured the ‘vital’ Diego Garcia military base.