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Shifting Sands at Diego Garcia
The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called "Footprint of Freedom," is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos ...
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UK Denies Claims of Billions in Additional Costs for Chagos Agreement
The UK government has dismissed claims by Mauritius’ prime minister that it will pay billions more under a renegotiated ...
Why is the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia a Geopolitical Hotspot for the UPSC Exam?
With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is ...
Labour minister squirms over Chagos deal as Starmer set to hand over islands and £9bn
A Labour minister has squirmed under pressure after being questioned about the Government's plans to hand over of the Chagos ...
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Mauritius welcomes prospect of Trump examining Chagos deal
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius welcomes the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump examining a deal reached by Britain and Mauritius over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, which house a U ...
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Keir Starmer accused of ‘bending the knee to Mauritius’ with revised Chagos deal
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “bending the knee to Mauritius” after it emerged the cost of the Chagos Islands deal could double. Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam told his ...
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Keir Starmer's Chagos deal thrown into chaos as Donald Trump tipped to intervene
Diego Garcia, the largest atoll in the island chain ... in the Indian Ocean amid talks in 2022 on the return of the Chagos Islands and what it could mean for Diego Garcia. Asked about the deal ...
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Starmer’s Chagos deal in the balance ‘as UK to wait for Trump approval before signing’
Britain will await approval from Donald Trump before signing a controversial deal on relinquishing control of the Chagos Islands ... the largest atoll in the archipelago and home to the crucial ...