Deal would prevent a third party gaining influence over territory which hosts key Western military base, says foreign ...

UK Halts Chagos Islands Deal as US Review Looms The UK government has paused its plans to return the Chagos Islands to ...

But Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the UK was still negotiating with Mauritius. The UK and Mauritius have said they have made “good progress” on a revised agreement, with Mr ...

British media have reported that London has offered to frontload a tranche of payments to Mauritius for the lease of the strategically important military base. A UK-Mauritius joint statement ...

It sees Mauritius assume sovereignty over BIOT, with the UK authorized to exercise the sovereign rights of Mauritius on Diego Garcia. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “This government ...

Attorney general of Mauritius says it is ‘unfortunate’ that Donald Trump has the final say on whether deal should go ahead ...

Britain will await approval from Donald Trump before signing a controversial deal on relinquishing control of the Chagos Islands, it has been revealed.

Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their ...

The prime minister of Mauritius is suing authorities to recoup £3.2 million in cash seized by police who raided his safe.

The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal. Sir Keir Starmer’s ...

The UK and Mauritius said they’ve made ‘good progress’ in a round of talks to settle the sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean, including the stewardship of a key US ...