THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago (group of islands) that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius.  One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is ...

For years, Mauritius demanded the UK end its control on the Chagos Archipelago. Why was their ownership a matter of ...

Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

An agreement between the UK and Mauritian governments could see thousands of exiled Chagossians resettled again.

Their account was supported by maps, diary entries and GPS data ... due to the island's unusual status as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), BBC News reports.

The Indian Ocean archipelago had been a British island territory for over half a century, and now returns to neighbouring Mauritius. The deal stipulates that the strategically significant Diego ...

The African island nation will assume sovereignty over the archipelago – minus a military base – after a long dispute ...

The government of Mauritius has long argued that it was illegally forced to give the Chagos Islands away in return for its ...

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is expected to talk Monday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as he aims ...

Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain ...

Both leaders acknowledged the shared challenges in the Indian ... Maldives as founding members, further reinforced their mutual commitment to ensuring a safe, secure, and peaceful Indian Ocean ...

The Chagos Islands are a collection of 60 islands that lie 500km south of the Maldives ... restriction also applies to the wider British Indian Ocean Territory, which encompasses the islands.