There has been scepticism about the proposed deal among allies of Mr Trump, including secretary of state Marco Rubio, but the ...

Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

The island is named Diego Garcia, the biggest little island in the Indian Ocean's isolated Chagos Archipelago. Never heard of ...

If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much ...

A British minister has dismissed media claims that the UK's lease payments for the Diego Garcia military base to Mauritius ...

Recent media reports suggesting Britain might have to pay double for the U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia were ...

Mauritius has indicated that it has secured more concessions from the United Kingdom in the Chagos Islands deal, raising the ...

Taxpayer money spent on bespoke programme despite country’s demands for Britain to give up the Indian Ocean territory ...

Under the terms of the agreement, Mauritius would gain sovereignty over the entire Chagos Archipelago, while the UK and US would retain control over the military base on Diego Garcia under a ...

The current deal involves Britain paying Mauritius £90 million a year for 99 years to maintain control of the US military ...

National security will be put at risk unless the Chagos Islands are handed over to Mauritius in a deal set ... important US-UK military base on Diego Garcia. Ministers believe international ...

the British severed the Chagos Islands from Mauritius and established the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). This was done because Diego Garcia had been selected as the site for a large ...