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Mauritius, Chagos Islands

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UK court lifts a block on Britain handing the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius
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 before the ag...

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The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base
Military.com · 8h
UK Agrees to Hand The Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a Deal It Says Protects a Key US Base
UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base
Britain is set to sign a deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while also securing the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, media reported on Thur...

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UK signs agreement to hand sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius
What to know about the deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands
UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands and lease back military base for £101m a year
Harriet Mathews, director general for Africa, the Americas and Overseas Territories at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, told the High Court that the overnight injunction had "caused h...

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A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know
UK Blocked from Signing Chagos Islands Deal by High Court
Britain’s plan to transfer Chagos Islands blocked by last-minute legal injunction
A judge temporarily blocked the British government’s plans to hand control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday, an 11th-hour legal twist to an effort that has been intensely controversial in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
New Chagos Islands crisis for Keir Starmer as Mauritius pledges closer ties with Russia
Mauritius and Russia have agreed to strengthen ties, amid fears that the UK was too hasty in deciding to hand over the Chagos Islands.
‘Chagos chaos’ continues as deal is put ‘on hold’
The decision to return the islands at a cost to the UK has been made amid welfare cuts and calls to prioritise domestic spending.
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