First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut ...

But despite the U.K. paying 3 million pounds for the islands, Mauritius has argued it was illegally forced to give them away as part of a deal to gain ... a country of few more than 1 million people.

The chain of Indian Ocean islands are claimed by Mauritius but are actually more than 2,000km away from the African nation. Chagos has seven atolls and around 60 islands; of these, Diego Garcia is ...

Factbox-Key Facts About Chagos Islands Deal Signed by UK and Mauritius LONDON (Reuters) -Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last ...

But despite the U.K. paying 3 million pounds for the islands, Mauritius has argued it was illegally forced to give them away as part of a deal to gain ... a country of few more than 1 million people.

A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to guarantee" the ...

People demonstrate outside the High Court in London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, after a British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius hours before ...

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 ...

But despite the U.K. paying 3 million pounds for the islands, Mauritius has argued it was illegally forced to give them away as part of a deal to gain ... a country of few more than 1 million people.

But despite the U.K. paying 3 million pounds for the islands, Mauritius has argued it was illegally forced to give them away as part of a deal to gain ... a country of few more than 1 million people.