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Diego Garcia, one of the Chagos Islands, has been a UK and US airbase since the 1960s - Getty Russia has pushed for Mauritius to take control of the Chagos Islands from Britain. Moscow’s support for ...

DONALD Trump cannot buy the Chagos Islands to unblock Britain’s stalled Mauritius deal, a minister declared today. The warning comes as the future of the strategic Indian Ocean archipelago remains ...

Labour has told Donald Trump he cannot purchase the Chagos Islands to stop the "surrender" deal from being forced through. Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer insisted there was no option by which ...

Now, they have won an Upper Tribunal case after an immigration judge ruled they wrongly had their access to public funds in the UK cut off. Two of the migrants have been granted asylum while the third ...

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - London's High Court refused permission on Tuesday for a legal challenge over Britain's deal with Mauritius to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, home to the ...

Exclusive: Plane that flew Reform leader to Maldives appears to be linked to billionaire Christopher Harborne ...

African nations are planning a Chagos-inspired legal battle to win slavery reparations from Britain, The Telegraph can reveal ...

London's High Court rejected a legal challenge against Britain's agreement with Mauritius over Chagos Islands sovereignty. The deal retains British control of the Diego Garcia military base under a 99 ...

A strategically important base is the setting for a new version of an old story about colonialism, exile, sovereignty, and the projection of power ...

ECB policymakers urge caution as volatile oil prices shake markets. Europe faces mounting economic and geopolitical strain as major developments unfold across the region. Volkswagen plans deep job ...

Members of the Chagosian community have held protests outside the UK Parliament to voice strong opposition to the government’s decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.