The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising ...

Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base.

The United Kingdom is set to hand over the Chagos Islands to the small nation of Mauritius after the deal received approval from the White House. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

The United States (US) has sent six stealth B-2 bombers to the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory. In recent years the United Nations and its top court have urged Britain to return the Chagos to Mauritius. In a non-binding ...

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Sir Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal faces a legal ... if successful would overturn the decision to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory. Former Cabinet minister, Lord Lilley, Boris ...

Firstpost Africa | N18G The UK has now confirmed that Trump has formally signed off on the proposed deal between the UK and Mauritius regarding the future of the Chagos Islands. It is now up to the UK ...

and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory. In the 1960s and 1970s Britain evicted up to 2,000 people from the islands so the U.S. military could build the Diego Garcia base.

Britain and Mauritius are finalising a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed UK territory that is home to a major US military base, the UK government said Tuesday.