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

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

After Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, the United States has deployed heavy, nuclear-capable bombers in Guam to beef up the ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

Mauritius deal to turn over the archipelago shores up Western influence in the Indian Ocean as China tries to increase its ...

Once seen as a relic of colonialism, the Chagos Archipelago with Diego Garcia has evolved into a flashpoint in global strategic ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ...

Britain will retain control of the strategically important US-UK air base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed a historic agreement transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ...

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 deal to cede the Chagos Islands' sovereignty to Mauritius, retaining control of Diego Garcia under a ...

The Chagos Islands are an archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Under the deal, the U.K. can continue leasing the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, keeping the key military facility ...