UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBIn recent years, the UK has faced rising diplomatic isolation over its claim to what it refers to as the British Indian Ocean Territory, with various United Nations bodies, including its top court ...
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
WEB17 hours ago — UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more ...
Britain cedes disputed islands to Mauritius, securing key U ... - NBC News
WEB49 minutes ago — The deal on the Chagos Islands ends a battle over Britain’s last overseas territory in Africa and preserves the Diego Garcia air base but has been criticized as aiding China.
British Indian Ocean Territory of Chagos to be handed over to ...
WEB7 hours ago — The Chagos Islands became a British Indian Ocean Territory in 1965, when they were legally severed from Mauritius, three years ahead of its independence. Mauritius, located about 2,100 kilometers ...
UK to cede control of remote group of islands in Indian Ocean in ...
WEB14 hours ago — The UK is set to give up sovereignty of a remote group of islands in a 'historic' move. Negotiations with Mauritius commenced last year over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, culminating in an arrangement that entrusts Mauritius with sovereignty. In return, the agreement will see the long-term future of …
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius - UN News
WEB7 hours ago — The world court, as the ICJ is known, is the principle judicial organ of the UN which adjudicates disputes between nations. Before granting independence to Mauritius in 1968, Britain was found to have unlawfully separated it to form a new colony on the Chagos archipelago named the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).
UK to give up sovereignty of Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean - Yahoo News …
WEB1 day ago — The UK is set to relinquish control over a remote island chain in the Indian Ocean as part of a deal to secure the future of a key military base. The agreement, reached with the Mauritian government after talks that began in 2022, will see Mauritius take sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, also known as …
UK announces historic deal to hand islands back to Mauritius
WEBThe Government announced a “historic” deal on Thursday to renounce UK sovereignty over a chain of Indian Ocean islands claimed by Mauritius - but it will retain effective control over one ...
UK to transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - JURIST - News
WEB9 hours ago — The UK announced on Thursday that it will transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, which form the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius after more than 50 years of control. The joint state...
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean ...
WEB4 days ago — Diego Garcia is one of about 60 islands that make up the Chagos Archipelago or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) - the last colony established by the UK by separating it from Mauritius in 1965.
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