Mauritius wins sovereignty over Chagos Islands from UK, leasing Diego Garcia naval base, amid political and legal battles.

Prime Minister offered ‘massive congratulations’ by Beijing despite his attempts to distance island from Far Eastern ...

After he signed the agreement to hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius last week, Sir Keir Starmer claimed ...

Following the Government’s negotiations, we have now agreed to give up our sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territories, which are ...

Let’s be clear: Diego Garcia is not just a dot on the map. It is the linchpin of Western military reach in the Indo-Pacific, ...

China has sent its "massive congratulations" to Mauritius after the island nation secured a multi-billion-pound deal for the ...

This payment to Mauritius is ostensibly to safeguard the British-American military presence, yet it effectively leaves the door open for increasing Chinese influence in the region. China’s reaction ...