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 ...

Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing U-turn’.

Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living legally in the United States before he was wrongfully deported in March. His case has become a rallying point for opposition to President ...

What You Need To Know Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in federal court in Tennessee Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living legally in the ...

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

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

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

On May 22, 2025, the government of the United Kingdom signed the much-discussed treaty transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, which included a lease agreement for the ...

David Lammy has urged a Reform UK MP to “get some help” because she is “swallowing conspiracy theories”. Sarah Pochin had asked the Foreign Secretary whether the US felt unable to use the UK-US ...

Today, Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia has an anchorage, an airstrip, and radar and communications facilities. It is home to about 2,400 people, mostly Department of Defence civilians.

The Chagos Islands deal has said that the UK would need to “expeditiously inform Mauritius of any armed attack on a third state directly emanating from the base on Diego Garcia”. The Daily Telegraph ...

Mauritius is the most peaceful country in Africa for the 18th year in a row Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the most conflicts globally Global peace has dropped to its lowest level since ...