Mauritius officials have said they will “spare no effort” in decolonising the Chagos Islands shortly after it emerged that the UK government had shelved plans to hand over the islands. Despite ...

Ahead of King Charles III’s state visit to Washington last week, the UK government quietly shelved its agreement to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while maintaining the lease on the US-UK ...

UK government officials are seeking alternatives to Sir Keir Starmer’s Mauritius deal on the future of the hotly disputed Chagos Islands, The Independent understands. After the Foreign Office (FCDO) ...

A dramatic late intervention by a judge has thrown Sir Keir Starmer’s beleaguered plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius further into chaos. Justice James Lewis ruled from a flight at ...

FILE - This image released by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group. (U.S. Navy via AP, File) LONDON (AP) — Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...