Diego Garcia: What 'Historic' UK Deal Means for US's Indian
WEB2 days ago · Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian Ocean, is about 1,300 miles northeast of Mauritian capital Port Louis.For half a century, it has been a staging area for major ...
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian …
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination. It is strictly...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ... - Associated Press News
WEB3 days ago · As part of the deal, the U.K. will retain sovereignty of Diego Garcia for an initial period of 99 years, and will pay Mauritius an undisclosed rent. It will also create a “resettlement” fund for displaced Chagossians aimed at letting them move back to the islands other than Diego Garcia.
A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base.
WEB2 days ago · A US Air Force B-1B bomber takes off from the Diego Garcia military base on a strike mission against Afghanistan in Diego Garcia on October 7, 2021. DoD/AFP via Getty Images The tiny island that ...
UK retain Diego Garcia military base, but concede sovereignty
WEBEnduring disputed claims over Diego Garcia, an atoll within the Chagos archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean, have come to an end after a deal was struck between the UK and Mauritius on 3 ...
Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of ... - BBC
WEBJun 10, 2023 · Dozens of migrants have been stranded for months on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat. They are desperate to leave for a safe...
Britain cedes disputed islands to Mauritius, securing key U ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · Britain said Thursday that it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave ...
UK Cedes Chagos Island Sovereignty to Mauritius, Retains Diego Garcia ...
WEB3 days ago · Reuters. An undated file photo shows Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from ...
Diego Garcia: US blocks British court from British territory - BBC News
WEBJul 9, 2024 · The supreme court of British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) was due to hold a hearing this week, attended by the BBC, on whether a group of migrants was being unlawfully detained on the...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
WEB3 days ago · British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the agreement will secure the future of the base at Diego Garcia, the largest in the chain of remote islands off the tip of India that has been under ...