The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have signed a deal settling the future of the Chagos Islands after overcoming ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius are set to sign a deal settling the future of the Chagos Islands after overcoming last-minute legal hurdles ...

The United Kingdom has signed an agreement to return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius while maintaining a joint military ...

The United Kingdom has signed an agreement to return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, while maintaining a joint military ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he has signed a contentious deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to ...

Under the proposed treaty, Mauritius would be handed sovereignty of the archipelago. The entire population of the Chagos islands were forcibly removed by the United Kingdom between 1968 and 1973 ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday he had signed a contentious deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to ...

Before Mauritius Islands became independent in 1968, the UK separated the Chagos archipelago, and later leased the main island Diego Garcia to the United States which established a military base.

Under the agreement, the United Kingdom will pay Mauritius 101 million pounds ($136 million) per year to lease back the Chagos Island base for at least 99 years.