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

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been barred from signing it by a British judge.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an agreement Thursday to deliver sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

Britain has signed an agreement to hand sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The Indian Ocean ...

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

Britain is set to sign a deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while also securing the future of the U.K.-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, media reported on ...

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

Mauritius has said that India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has supported the signing of the agreement between the island ...

Sir Keir Starmer has signed over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after an earlier challenge was overturned, allowing the ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U ...