Diego Garcia, an atoll and one of the largest of the 52 islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, is geographically part of the Chagos Archipelago -- a British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), which is ...

“The White House would prefer the diplomacy path to a new and revised nuclear agreement, which prevents Iran from acquiring a ...

"It appears President Trump has underestimated Iran's military capabilities," an Iranian analyst told Newsweek.

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Diego Garcia became a territory dependent on Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean that was once a British colony. In 1965, Diego Garcia was separated from Mauritius and included in the ...

The whiplash stings. Last December, Congress nearly renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a long-standing bipartisan deal to provide Mauritius and other eligible countries in sub-Saharan ...

Despite reports of £9billion being agreed for the lease of the Diego Garcia military base back to the UK, Mauritius is now seemingly going after a higher amount. The two nations have also failed ...

To many observers, the most puzzling aspect of Donald Trump's tariffs was that his list included some of the most remote and ...

From secret military bases to uninhabited islands, Trump's sweeping tariffs have left no corner untouched-even places with no trade, no civilians, and no exports ...

including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius and the Seychelles in order to build the military base. Mauritius has long claimed sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. In recent months, it has been ...