Chagos Islands deal: UK denies it faces paying billions more to
3 days ago · 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 ...
Where are the Chagos Islands, why has Britain handed to Mauritius …
3 days ago · The prime minister of Mauritius has told his parliament that Keir Starmer intends to “push ahead” with a deal over the Chagos Islands “in the coming weeks”. During a Mauritian National ...
Starmer under fire amid row over cost of Chagos Islands deal - BBC
2 days ago · The US and UK militaries operate a highly secretive base from one of the islands Mauritius, a former British colony, has long argued that it was illegally forced to give the Chagos Islands away in ...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
Oct 4, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base.
Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
Oct 4, 2024 · After a dispute running for more than 50 years, the United Kingdom will finally hand back the Chagos Islands, an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, to the southeast African island...
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
Oct 3, 2024 · The deal – reached after years of negotiations - will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic move. This includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, used by the US...
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego …
Oct 3, 2024 · Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave...
UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Oct 3, 2024 · The United Kingdom has announced it is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will secure the future of a key US military base on the atoll of Diego Garcia...
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
Oct 3, 2024 · The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain’s last African colony.
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial …
Oct 3, 2024 · Britain said on Thursday that it would hand over the Chagos Islands, a necklace of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, ending lengthy, sometimes acrimonious negotiations...