The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

The United Kingdom has finalized a historic £3.4 billion agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius ...

The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the ...

LONDON (AP) — A British court said Thursday that the U.K. can transfer sovereignty over the contested and strategically ...

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

A British court has blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, hours hours before ...

The UK has signed a long-awaited deal to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It means Britain will give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean territory and lease back the vital UK-US ...

Story so far: Mauritius won a strategic victory on May 22, 2025, when the United Kingdom (U.K.) officially handed over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands after finalising the political treaty ...

The government insisted this morning the Chagos Islands deal is the "right thing" for the UK. A spokesperson said: "We do not comment on ongoing legal cases. This deal is the right thing to ...

But the UK’s negotiations with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands have been convoluted and controversial, right up until the hours before they were agreed. London is paying billions to lose ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday he had signed a contentious deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to ...

“It’s total recognition of our sovereignty on the Chagos, including Diego ... a draft agreement to hand the islands to Mauritius and allow the UK and the US to continue using the Diego Garcia ...