While none of these seem realistic, there is one territory which may be for sale that Trump does not seem to have considered: the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory ...

But there was another crucially important item up for discussion: The future of the Chagos Islands. In front of the cameras, the President said he was “inclined” to go along with the deal to ...

David Lammy has conceded that Donald Trump can veto the controversial deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.The foreign secretary’s admission comes as The Independent has discovered the US ...

Two women born on the Chagos Islands are seeking to take the British government to court over a proposed deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius. Lawyers for ...

DONALD Trump could yet step in to block Britain’s £8billion handover of the Chagos Islands, Nigel Farage has claimed. The Reform UK chief said he was “surprised” the US President gave the ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. Britain is seeking to finalize a deal on handing sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after U.S. President Donald Trump said last month that ...

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