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LONDON (AP) — A British court said Thursday that the U.K. can transfer sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius, overturning a block that was imposed hours ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a ...

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

Displaced islanders watched in despair Thursday as the government announced it was formally transferring the Chagos Islands’ ...

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

The United Kingdom has finalized a historic £3.4 billion agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius ...

Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in the UK's national interest.

Dugasse, 68, has spent most of her life in the Seychelles and the U.K., wondering what it would be like to set foot on the ...

which forced thousands of people from their homes. 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 ...

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 ...