Mauritius wins sovereignty over Chagos Islands from UK, leasing Diego Garcia naval base, amid political and legal battles.

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British administration. The deal includes a £101 million annual payment to lease the base for 99 years, ...

British PM Keir Starmer hails deal, which allows UK to retain control of strategic UK-US airbase, as ‘absolutely vital’.

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

Britain hands over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, securing U.S.-U.K. military base, despite opposition from original residents.

He said “the public interest and the interests of the United Kingdom would be substantially ... The U.K. has agreed to hand Mauritius the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a ...

Document - Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory--specifically, the ...

The United Kingdom has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following a High Court ruling that has cleared the way for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to formalise the ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasised the base's critical role in national security and intelligence operations.

LONDON (AP) — Britain signed an agreement Thursday handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government said ensures the future ...

"The public interest and the interests of the United Kingdom would be substantially ... back over to its neighboring island nation of Mauritius was temporarily called off at the last moment ...