Britain retained control of the Chagos Islands after Mauritius gained independence in the 1960s. The US leases the base, a key military hub in the Asia-Pacific. US President Donald Trump signaled ...

The US will be present at talks over the future of the Chagos Islands, which has been the subject of a controversial deal between Mauritius and the UK, the Mauritian prime minister has said.

Donald Trump has indicated he would be prepared to back Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The agreement includes a plan to lease back the ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been thrown into fresh turmoil after the architect of the deal was pulled in for questioning over alleged money-laundering.

The UK Government has confirmed today (Thursday 3 October) that it has reached a political agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Today’s political agreement is ...

The Chagos Islands deal has been hailed as necessary to avoid a significant conflict with one of Britain's adversaries. Stephen Doughty, minister for the British overseas territories, said Russia ...

Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands is home to a UK-US military base The US will be present at talks over the future of the Chagos Islands, which has been the subject of a controversial deal ...

The Conservatives will not drop their opposition to the Chagos Islands deal, Kemi Badenoch has said, despite the US president signalling he would back it. Donald Trump “recognises the strength ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he believed the Chagos deal was the best that could be struck (Aaron Chown/PA) The Chagos Islands deal will not go ahead without the backing of US President ...

Pravind Jugnauth, the former prime minister of Mauritius and architect of the controversial Chagos deal, has appeared in court after being arrested as part of a money laundering investigation.

Instead, the crossbench peer said Sir Keir should explore handing control of the Chagos Islands to the US, adding that it is in the Americans’ interests to maintain control of it. Asked whether ...

The US will be present at talks over the future of the Chagos Islands, which has been the subject of a controversial deal between Mauritius and the UK, the Mauritian prime minister has said. Last ...