The mood was equal parts celebratory and somber among the 300-odd Chagossians who came together at a community center in ...

The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to ...

The UN committee has now called on the UK and Mauritius to suspend ratification of the treaty and to resume negotiations with ...

Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls on British, Mauritian governments to suspend ratification of deal on ...

Labour pushed through the 'surrender' of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius last night despite concerns of a 'secret deal' between the country and China. Sir Keir Starmer used his massive majority to ...

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.S.

A deal to keep the UK-US military base running in the Chagos Archipelago is projected to see £34.7 billion handed to Mauritius over the next 99 years. Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia. LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos ...