Britain cedes disputed islands to Mauritius, securing key U ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · The deal on the Chagos Islands ends a battle over Britain’s last overseas territory in Africa and preserves the Diego Garcia air base but has been criticized as aiding China. IE 11 is not supported.
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean ...
WEB6 days ago · Diego Garcia is one of about 60 islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) - the last colony established by the UK by separating it from...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ... - Associated Press News
WEB2 days ago · LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Thursday it agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base there. British Foreign Secretary David …
Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius
WEB2 days ago · U.S. Navy/Reuters. Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London ...
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBIn recent years, the UK has faced rising diplomatic isolation over its claim to what it refers to as the British Indian Ocean Territory, with various United Nations bodies, including its top court ...
UK announces landmark deal to hand Chagos Islands back to …
WEBUnder the deal reached by Sir Keir Starmer with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands is to be handed back more than five decades ...
Diego Garcia: US blocks British court from British territory
WEBJul 9, 2024 · The supreme court of British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) was due to hold a hearing this week, attended by the BBC, on whether a group of migrants was being unlawfully detained on the...
Diego Garcia: US blocks British court from British territory - BBC
WEBJul 9, 2024 · The supreme court of British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) was due to hold a hearing this week, attended by the BBC, on whether a group of migrants was being unlawfully detained on the...
Diego Garcia asylum seekers feel unsafe on remote British island territory
WEBInspectors from the UN's refugee agency visited Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to check on their welfare. A draft report says that conditions there amounted to arbitrary detention.
US blocks UK from hearing migrant claim on British territory
WEBJul 10, 2024 · The judge, Margaret Obi, who is acting for the British Indian Ocean Territory Supreme Court, had been due to fly to Diego Garcia last week to decide whether a group of 60 Sir Lankan Tamil...