T he United Kingdom has finalized a historic £3.4 billion agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ...

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

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

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

British PM Keir Starmer hails deal, which allows UK to retain control of strategic UK-US airbase, as ‘absolutely vital’.

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

Within the framework of the new agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) would have access to Diego Garcia Island for the deployment of fighters and bombers, among ...

The Chagos Islands are a strategically significant area, with one of its islands, Diego Garcia, serving as a key military ...

Facts and news updates about Diego Garcia, updated live on newsR, the News and Video Portal Trusted Since 2008. Find out the ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an agreement Thursday to deliver sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Mauritius has said that India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has supported the signing of the agreement between the island ...

The UK is expected to sign a 99-year lease on the base, once sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is handed back to Mauritius.