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UK defends Chagos Islands deal

What to know about the Chagos Islands as Trump slams the UK’s sovereignty deal

U.S. President Donald Trump has turned his fire on a deal between Britain and Mauritius to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested Indian Ocean archipelago that is home to a strategic U...

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What are the Chagos Islands and why does Trump think Britain would be stupid to give them up?

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Trump U-turns on U.K.-Chagos Islands deal, links it to bid for Greenland

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Timothy Busfield freed from jail pending child sex abuse proceedings

Actor and director Timothy Busfield was ordered to be released from jail on Tuesday (January 20) pending further proceedings on child sex abuse charges.

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Another reason ‘why Greenland has to be acquired’: Trump slams UK’s Chagos island deal

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‘Act of great stupidity’: Trump slams UK over Chagos Islands deal, Britain responds

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Chagos Islands: international dispute and human drama

Britain agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in May 2025 -- a move described by US President Donald Trump as "an act of great stupidity" on Tuesday. - Islands returned - Britain signed a deal with Mauritius in May 2025 to return the islands,

EXCLUSIVE: Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges

Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands was causing international anger

Trump says U.K. return of Chagos Islands to Mauritius is reason to acquire Greenland

The president previously supported Britain's agreement to hand back sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago, where the U.K. continues to lease the U.S.-U.K. Diego Garcia military base.