Farage claim Trump will impose tariffs on UK over Chagos Islands row is ‘codswallop’, says Downing Street
The Reform UK leader claimed Starmer’s government ‘lied’ over why it wanted to hand over the Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius ...
Trump still considering Chagos Islands veto as Starmer tries to close deal
With reports the UK and Mauritius have agreed new terms on the Indian Ocean archipelago, a White House spokesperson told The Independent the US president has not given it his blessing ...
First military flight departs from U.S. carrying migrants to Guantanamo Bay
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was assigned to Guantanamo Bay when he was on active duty, has called it a “perfect place ...
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USS America, 31st MEU Underway on WESTPAC Amphib Patrol; Russian Pacific Action Group Deploys
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is embarked aboard the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), “campaigning and competing in ...
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Shifting Sands at Diego Garcia
The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called "Footprint of Freedom," is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos ...
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UK PM urges Mauritius to ensure Diego Garcia military base is free from China’s ‘malign influence’
British prime minister Keir Starmer has urged Mauritius to ensure ‘strong protections’ for the UK-US military base on the ...
David Lammy set for desperate last-ditch attempt to persuade US of Chagos giveaway
Foreign Secretary will meet his new US counterpart Marco Rubio for the first time to persuade Trump's administration to back ...
Keir Starmer defies Donald Trump with new statement 'committing' to Chagos deal
The Prime Minister has confirmed his commitment to a Chagos Islands deal despite 'deep disquiet' from the new US administration.