Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian ...

Representatives from the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom held further productive discussions in London this week on the future of the Chagos Archipelago. In a joint statement ...

Surrending the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will jeopardise the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and US, one of Donald Trump’s top aides has warned. Robert Wilkie, who is heading up the ...

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Britain split the islands away from Mauritius, a former British colony, in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory.

The UK must hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, even if Donald Trump scuttles the current proposed agreement, the Mauritian prime minister has said. Navin Ramgoolam has demanded that deal ...

UK and Mauritius Say Good Progress Made in Chagos Islands Talks LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and Mauritius said on Monday there had been good progress in talks to finalise a deal over sovereignty of ...

LONDON — Britain's government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Sir Keir Starmer faces being pushed for further concessions over his plan to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, with the Mauritian government seeking another round of talks. A Cabinet ...

The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal. Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is considering frontloading payments to Mauritius to sweeten ...

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain and Mauritius said on Monday there had been good progress in talks to finalise a deal over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including a U.S.-British military ...