The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands.

LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base that ...

PORT LOUIS - Mauritius’ new prime minister ordered an independent review of a deal with Britain involving a strategically important US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, placing the agreement ...

During this debate, members will consider two motions against the ratification of the UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Archipelago, which would transfer sovereignty of the islands back to Mauritius, ...

As the United Kingdom has ceded the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, analysts are divided on whether the terms of the treaty ...

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut ...

Starmer said the deal to secure the U.K.-U.S. military base in Diego Garcia — to be leased for more than $100 million a year — is vital for Britain's defense, intelligence and national security.

Members of the House of Lords stress that renewal of the deal in 99 years will depend on the goodwill of the then-government ...

The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

Campaigners launch judicial review to stop Government from signing away islands without consulting Chagossians ...

Despite Starmer's calls for a calming of tensions, four US B52 bombers were seen at the strategic joint British-American ...

LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base that ...