Britain will drop plans to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius under a new strategy being drawn up by Grant Shapps. The Defence Secretary is understood to be alarmed by Foreign Office plans to ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at a military headquarters in north-west London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, following a deal on the Chagos Islands. (AP Photo/Thomas ...

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.S.

Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius. The islands were British-owned from 1814 but have now been signed away by the Government in a deal ...

The United Kingdom has signed an agreement handing over control of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius, with Westminster saying the deal protects the future of a US-UK military base that is ...

THE safest country to visit in Africa has been revealed – and its a tropical island paradise. Mauritius is known for its ...

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LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base that is ...