In May 2025 the British government agreed to give sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key ...

The Chagos Archipelago constitutes one of the world’s most important and unspoilt natural environments. Far away from centres ...

Exclusive: Louis Misley Mandarin, the interim first minister of the Chagossian government in exile, spoke to The Independent ...

President Trump’s courageous and bold decision to capture Venezuelan tyrant Nicolás Maduro was a demonstration of tremendous ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S.

After the loss of Bagram air base in Afghanistan, Diego Garcia is a critical lifeline for the American military in the region ...

LONDON -- The governments of Britain and Mauritius signed a deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean, after overcoming last-minute ...

The sliteye shark has been recorded for the first time on the Great Chagos Bank, the world’s largest coral atoll structure—marking a major advance in understanding the geographic range of this ...

Large ocean animals can be protected throughout much of their lifecycle by huge Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), new research shows. Scientists tracked sea turtles, manta rays and seabirds – all of ...