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What to know about the deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands
The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been ...
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UK secures Diego Garcia base with Mauritius in 99-year strategic defense deal
The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...
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Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue
This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of ...
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United Kingdom abandons its colony of the Chagos Islands, but maintains the Diego Garcia airbase, which gives the key to the Indian Ocean to the USA
The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the ...
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The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base
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 ...
Mauritius Gains Full Freedom
Thursday’s agreement on Britain’s handover to Mauritius of the Chagos Islands—home to the UK-US joint Diego Garcia military ...