The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been ...

The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have signed a deal settling the future of the Chagos Islands after overcoming ...

The decades-long Chagos islands dispute has finally entered a new chapter. The UK officially agreed to return the sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius.The Indian Ocean islands are strategically ...

Britain separated the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 before it became independent in 1968. A leaked internal Foreign ...

Mauritius wins sovereignty over Chagos Islands from UK, leasing Diego Garcia naval base, amid political and legal battles.

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

Britain’s government has acknowledged that its removal of islanders was wrong, and has granted many citizenship and set aside ...

The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, back to Mauritius after more than 50 ...

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 ...