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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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What is the UK's Chagos Islands deal and why has Trump criticised it?

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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,

Starmer humiliated as Chagos Islands leader calls for territory to be named after Trump

Misley Mandarin, who heads the Chagos Islands' government in exile, told Newsweek Trump "needs to veto it as soon as possible". Mandarin was picked by Chagossians who settled in the UK as a "first minister" in late 2025 to campaign for the islands to stay British.

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.