UK ownership and a US military base have kept the vast Indian Ocean archipelago, and its waves, off-limits for 60 years. Now ...

The Sun will never set on the British Empire” is a saying originating from the 19th century describing the might and extent of the British Empire at that time. Its meaning points to the fact that ...

The Biden-Harris administration has agreed to give The Chagos Archipelago, which includes the military base on Diego Garcia, ...

Mauritius is an ally of China, and Beijing is licking its chops at the prospect of conducting electronic snooping of the base ...

The UK Government has reached a political agreement to allow Mauritius to take sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. The ...

Without British oversight, experts fear fishing vessels will have free rein to harvest the region, damaging its pristine reef ...

It comes after The Independent revealed that the British high commissioner was hit in huge leak of purported phone ...

In a joint statement with Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth, Keir Starmer said that Mauritius will take control of the islands, ...

News updates from October 4: Oil prices notch biggest daily jump in a year; UK gives Chagos islands to Mauritius on facebook (opens in a new window) News updates from October 4: Oil prices notch ...

Sir Keir Starmer has agreed a deal to deport migrants arriving in the Chagos Islands in small boats to a British island ...

Under the treaty of transfer, the UK will pay Mauritius rent for a 99-year lease, but 99 years is an “eye blink to China” and ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has struck a 'Rwanda-style' deal to deport migrants from Chagos Islands to the British ...