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.

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

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The Chagos Archipelago’s return to Mauritius marks the end of decades of diplomatic conflict between this island nation and ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U ...

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UK Agrees to Hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a Deal It Says Protects a Key US Base LONDON (AP) — Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British administration. The deal includes a £101 million annual payment to lease the base for 99 years, ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British control. This controversial deal allows the UK ...

Under the agreement, the U.K. will pay Mauritius an average of 101 million pounds ($136 million) a year to lease back the base for at least 99 years. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that base ...