The British government’s negotiation with the Republic of Mauritius to cede the Chagos Islands has been a mess. At time of writing, expectations of an imminent agreement (or rather re-agreement, as ...

For decades, Britain has administered the Chagos Islands with the explicit purpose of ensuring that the Pentagon can use Diego Garcia unimpeded. With London poised to return the islands to ...

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 ...

Suella Braverman has warned that giving away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would be a "disaster" for the British government's relationship with Trump. The Conservative former Home Secretary, a Trump ...

Donald Trump will rule on the future of the Chagos Islands after his team directly intervened in the British Government’s deal. The Telegraph understands that Mr Trump’s team demanded Britain ...

UK will wait until Donald Trumps in inauguration to sign off deal with Chagos Islands Credit: AP/ PA The UK will not sign off a deal to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Since agreeing it last October, Britain’s Labour government has been firefighting opposition to its deal ...

Britain struck a deal in October to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control under a 99-year lease of the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the ...

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 ...

How far an unpredictable man is willing to go to undo the deal is anyone's guess. Decades of uncertainty over the future of the Chagos islands isn't over yet.

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