In October 2024, the United Kingdom handed over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of often ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was speaking to the U.K. about a potential deal between Britain and Mauritius to transfer ...

The ocean holds what we leave behind — a lost flip-flop, kids’ sand toys, used plastic bottles discarded savagely — but also ...

The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean ...

Trump announced a 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports on Wednesday, on what he dubbed "Liberation Day." The president then ...

The islands are mostly uninhabited ... Another roughly 1,200 people live on the country’s Chagos Archipelago. As one might ...

A new future for the Chagos is approaching. On April 1st a British government spokesman said that Britain was finalising a ...

Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a U.K. territory that is home to ...

The Government has refused to say when it believes the deal with Mauritius for the Chagos Islands will be completed despite ...

Britain and Mauritius are finalising a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base, the U.K. government said Tuesday ...

US President Donald Trump has approved the UK-Mauritius deal over the Chagos Islands, allowing Britain to transfer sovereignty while leasing Diego Garcia for a 99-year term. The deal is nearing ...

A threatened Iranian attack on British military facilities in the Chagos Islands would trigger a regional conflict, experts say. In recent days, Iranian forces have called for a pre-emptive strike ...