UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEB17 hours ago · Mauritius will also be able to begin a programme of resettlement on the Chagos Islands, but not on Diego Garcia. There, the UK will ensure operation of the military base for "an initial period" of ...
U.K. to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era …
WEB16 hours ago · Oct. 3, 2024, 6:54 a.m. ET. 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 ...
UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal
WEB16 hours ago · 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 that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the …
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBMauritius will be able to begin a programme of resettlement on the Chagos Islands, but not on Diego Garcia. There, the UK will ensure operation of the military base for "an initial period" of 99 ...
Britain agrees Chagos Island sovereignty deal with Mauritius
WEB16 hours ago · In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to Mauritius and the Seychelles to make way for an airbase on the largest island, Diego Garcia, which it leased to the United States in 1966.
UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius ... - Sky News
WEB16 hours ago · A statement from the Mauritian and UK governments said Mauritius is now "free to implement a programme of resettlement" on the islands, other than Diego Garcia, and the UK will provide money and ...
UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
WEB17 hours ago · 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 while ...
UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal
WEB16 hours ago · By Associated Press. October 3, 2024 at 6:42 a.m. EDT. LONDON — The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian ...
Starmer gives up British sovereignty of Chagos Islands ‘to boost …
WEB16 hours ago · The islands have been signed away after 200 years of British rule. Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius. The islands were British-owned ...
UK announces landmark deal to hand islands back to Mauritius
WEBThere is a joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, one of the Chagos Islands . ... Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis.