The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...

Britain separated the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 before it became independent in 1968. A leaked internal Foreign ...

The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ...

LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K.

The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands.

The deal will transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the U.K. to Mauritius — though Britain will retain control of the largest of the chain of islands, Diego Garcia, which hosts a ...

The deal will transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the UK to Mauritius — though Britain will retain control of the largest of the chain of islands, Diego Garcia, which hosts a ...

The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands.

The Chagos Islands are home to Diego Garcia, one of world's most secretive places and home to an important U.S. military base.