Britain denies reports it will pay more to finalise Chagos Islands deal
A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to Mauritius under a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
The U.S. Shouldn’t Have To Stop Britain’s Disastrous Chagos Deal
If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much as President Trump uses unpredictability as a diplomatic tool, I can predict one thing for sure: there is no way he will allow Britain to give up its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
Britain’s handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Just three months into power, Labour pulled off what it billed as a diplomatic coup: ending a long-running dispute over the status of the Chagos Islands, one of Britain’s final imperial possessions, while protecting a joint U.K.-U.S. military base there for decades to come.
Chagos Islands Sovereignty Deal Under Scrutiny
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to review a recent sovereignty deal with Britain over the Chagos Islands, amid concerns raised by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Chagos Island deal is immoral surrender, says Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has claimed the government’s deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius amounts to an “immoral surrender”. Addressing the House at prime minister’s questions, the Conservative leader said that “when Labour negotiates,
Britain and Mauritius deny reports the cost of Chagos Islands deal has doubled
Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
UK denies it faces paying billions more for Chagos deal
The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands. Last October, the UK announced it would hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius but would maintain a 99-year lease over the UK-US military airbase on the largest island,
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Shifting Sands at Diego Garcia
The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called "Footprint of Freedom," is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos ...
Why is the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia a Geopolitical Hotspot for the UPSC Exam?
With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is ...
Mauritius welcomes prospect of Trump examining Chagos deal
Mauritius welcomes the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump examining a deal reached by Britain and Mauritius over the ...
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UK says 'no change' to terms in Chagos US base deal
The British government was grilled in parliament on Wednesday as it denied claims by Mauritius that a new deal to return the ...
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Inside the top secret Chagos Islands and what makes ‘remote paradise’ so mysterious
This includes the tropical ring island of Diego Garcia ... secure and effective operation of the existing base on Diego Garcia which plays a vital role in regional and global security.
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Chagos Islands Sovereignty Debate: Trump's Review Sought
Mauritius hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will review a U.K.-Mauritius agreement regarding the Chagos Islands, which house ...
Chagos Deal Will Secure US Military Base: Mauritius
A prospective deal on returning the Chagos islands to Mauritius will ensure the United States maintains its strategic military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Mauritius's prime minister said ...