UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBThe US-UK base will remain on Diego Garcia – a key factor enabling the deal to go forward at a time of growing geopolitical rivalries in the region between Western countries, India, and China.
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean ...
WEB4 days ago · BBC News. Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination. It is ...
A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US military base. The ...
WEB1 day ago · Fuel tanks sit at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from ...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ... - Associated Press News
WEB20 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 to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the …
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
WEB4 hours ago · The US base on Diego Garcia stays. 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 ...
Key U.S. Military Base Secured as U.K. Returns Disputed Islands to ...
WEB16 hours ago · The British government struck a deal with Mauritius to hand over the cluster of 58 tiny islands in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos archipelago. ... home to the Diego Garcia base, resolves ...
Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of ... - BBC
WEBJun 10, 2023 · Dozens of migrants have been stranded for months on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat. They are desperate to leave for a safe...
US blocks British court from British territory - BBC
WEBJul 9, 2024 · The supreme court of British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot) was due to hold a hearing this week, attended by the BBC, on whether a group of migrants was being unlawfully detained on the island...
Diego Garcia: UN says UK military island not suitable for ... - BBC
WEBThe United Nations refugee agency has said a remote British territory in the Indian Ocean, which hosts a secretive UK-US military base, is "not a suitable location" for migrants to be held long...
UK and Mauritius Resume Talks Over Diego Garcia, a Key U.S.
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The new British government has resumed talks with Mauritius on the future of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, the previous government having suspended the negotiations.
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