This post tells the fascinating story of two recent and remarkable developments in the decolonization of the Chagos ...

While diplomacy is critical, the UK’s decision to hand over the sovereignty to Mauritius over the Chagos Islands couldn’t have come through without the ICJ decision and the use of international law by ...

Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago ...

British foreign secretary says agreement will secure future of base at Diego Garcia, largest in chain of remote islands off ...

The UK and Mauritius announce a historic agreement over the Chagos Archipelago, transferring sovereignty but retaining the ...

US President Joe Biden said the agreement demonstrates that through diplomacy and partnership, countries can overcome ...

Strategically located between East Africa and Southeast Asia, Diego Garcia serves as a surveillance centre for the Middle ...

The U.K. says it has reached a "historic" deal to cede the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean to the Republic of ...

LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of ... on the islands decades ago. As part of the deal, the U.K ...

LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of ... on the islands decades ago. As part of the deal, the U.K ...