The Chagos Islands have been strictly out of bounds since ... which is home to navy ships and long-range bomber aircrafts, and sits on the list of the world’s most remote pieces of land.

U.S. president’s shake-up of the security apparatus has complicated scrutiny of controversial British deal over Diego Garcia ...

Nigel Farage urged the Government to give Donald Trump’s administration ‘a few weeks’ to think about the Chagos Islands ...

Decades of diplomatic efforts, after the forced deportation of 2,000 Chagos Islanders more than 50 years ago, seemed to be on ...

Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the ...

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 ...

Labour is offering to pay Mauritius about £90million a year as part of its controversial deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, it has emerged. The Government is currently scrambling to ...

Britain's surrender of the Chagos Islands hung in the balance last night, just days before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Labour had agreed fresh concessions during last-minute talks ...

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UK Says a Deal on the Chagos Islands Won't Be Finalized Until Trump Is Consulted LONDON (AP) — Britain's government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty ...

Surrendering UK sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is an “irresponsible act”, a Labour former minister has said, backing calls for the Government to withdraw from a deal over the territory.

The Chagos Islands have been strictly out of bounds since ... which is home to navy ships and long-range bomber aircrafts, and sits on the list of the world’s most remote pieces of land.