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Bloomberg on MSN · 2d

UK to Pay Mauritius £101 Million a Year to Use Indian Ocean Base

The UK and Mauritius agreed to a deal regarding the sovereignty of an Indian Ocean archipelago, including control over a key strategic military base in the region, ending a long-running negotiation that had become a point of controversy for British premier Keir Starmer.

Houston Public Media · 2d

The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

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 Chagos Islands to Mauritius, overturning a block that was imposed hours before the agreement was due to be signed.

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Displaced Chagos islanders fear they will never go home after a UK-Mauritius deal

Dugasse, 68, has spent most of her life in the Seychelles and the U.K., wondering what it would be like to set foot on the ...

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Chagos Islands: What is the UK-Mauritius deal on archipelago and what's India's stance on it? Explained

The Chagos Islands are a strategically significant area, with one of its islands, Diego Garcia, serving as a key military ...

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UK signs agreement to hand sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ...

Breaking Travel News1d

Emirates introduces experiential Travel Store in Mauritius

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has officially launched its new Travel Store in Port-Louis, Mauritius, ...

El Mundo on MSN1d

United Kingdom abandons its colony of the Chagos Islands, but maintains the Diego Garcia airbase, which gives the key to the Indian Ocean to the USA

The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the ...

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