This American air-base in the Indian Ocean has been part of US-UK talks as London plans to hand the island over to Mauritius.

Tiny Diego Garcia is the Indian Ocean’s rough Hawaii ... I say fairly well because I’ve no insight on the base’s air and missile defenses. They should be — to steal a Trumpian phrase ...

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Modi will be the chief guest at the country's national day and hold talks with Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who returned to office for his third stint in 2024 ...

One of the atolls, Diego Garcia, is operated by the US as a forward operating base for its forces in the ... previously helped Mauritius develop sea and air links on the remote Agalega islands.

But Britain and America appear determined to make the base “honest ... up a multi-functional military facility on Diego Garcia – air, naval, surveillance and intelligence.

Britain has argued that international legal rulings on the status of the archipelago cast doubt over the future operation of the air base and port facility on Diego Garcia. Downing Street said ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s Oval Office talks with Donald Trump come at a crucial point for the transatlantic relationship. Issues including the future of Ukraine, trade tariffs and the proposed deal on the ...

The president's apparent endorsement of the government's plan to cede the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius and rent back the military base there on Diego Garcia - at considerable ...

Downing Street says the deal will secure the future of Diego Garcia, a US-UK military base on one of the islands, for 99 years. But Starmer needs Trump’s approval to finish the paperwork ...