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 ...

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 Chagos Archipelago was separated from Mauritius in 1965, when Mauritius was still a British colony. Britain purchased the ...

LONDON — Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed ... further action is needed from the United States. “We are working with ...

John joined Newsweek in 2020 after reporting in Central Europe and the United Kingdom ... on the British Indian Ocean Territory and Chagos Islands as overseas military bases are exempt from ...

Responding to an urgent question in the Commons, Mr Doughty said: “Both sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos ... secures vital United Kingdom interests and ...

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