In a historic decision, the UK handed over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after over two centuries of control ...

The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and negotiation over Britain’s last African colony.

Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

Conservative leadership hopefuls attack Labour and clash over decision, though there is a historical irony in all this ...

Argentina has vowed to gain "full sovereignty" of the Falkland Islands after the UK gave up control of a remote archipelago ...

The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US ...

Buenos Aires' foreign minister Diana Mondino vowed to seek 'full sovereignty' of the Islands in the South Atlantic, which ...

Other large British Overseas Territories include the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and ...

For years, Mauritius demanded the UK end its control on the Chagos Archipelago. Why was their ownership a matter of ...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands as "total nonsense". Britain is ...

India played a pivotal yet understated role in resolving the decades-long dispute over the Chagos archipelago. The historic agreement, which returned sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius after two ...