Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

Exclusive: The blame game for who was responsible for the UK handing over the key Indian Ocean islands has now dragged in ...

The U.K. will maintain de facto control over Diego Garcia, and the crucial U.S. military facility there, for another 99 years ...

Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain ...

The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to ...

This historic move will also handover the sovereignty of Diego Garcia - which is one of the islands in Chagos used by the ...

The British government made the deal to return all the Chagos Islands, except for Diego Garcia, which holds a U.K.-U.S. Navy base.

While the UK and US retain a key strategic military base in the Indian Ocean, the two governments remain apprehensive over ...

Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis ...

Mauritius, with support from India, was able to secure a historic deal with the UK. Under the deal, US will continue to ...

In a landmark pact, the UK recognizes Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, amid Indian ...

LONDON/PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - On Thursday 3 October 2024, the United Kingdom said it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos ...