Starmer said the deal to secure the U.K.-U.S. military base in Diego Garcia — to be leased for more than $100 million a year — is vital for Britain's defense, intelligence and national security.

Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement is ...

Chagos deal sparks uproar as the U.K. pays 30 billion pounds to Mauritius, loses critical territory and gives way to China's ...

A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to guarantee" the ...

The UK is not required to seek permission from Mauritius before taking military action from Diego Garcia—only to notify them ...

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut ...

Diego Garcia is the southernmost island in the archipelago. It began to be used as a military station in the seventies, but its importance skyrocketed after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979.

Despite Starmer's calls for a calming of tensions, four US B52 bombers were seen at the strategic joint British-American ...

Report by Petra Abou Haydar, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian The remote island of Diego Garcia has suddenly drawn global attention with the outbreak of the Israeli-Irania ...

Campaigners launch judicial review to stop Government from signing away islands without consulting Chagossians ...

The UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Archipelago will transfer sovereignty of the islands back to Mauritius, while maintaining an initial 99-year lease on the joint UK/US military base on Diego ...

David Lammy has urged a Reform UK MP to “get some help” because she is “swallowing conspiracy theories”. Sarah Pochin had ...