UK to return Chagos Islands
Chagos Islands and the British bases in Cyprus
The joint UK-Mauritius announcement on October 3, with regards to the Chagos Archipelago reverting to Mauritian sovereignty, makes one wonder if Cyprus has/is indulging in similar discussions with the British,
UK to return Chagos Islands — but secretive US base will remain
The United Kingdom agreed last week to return the Chagos Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to the African nation of Mauritius after buying the islands and forcibly removing its native inhabitants in the late 1960s to make way for a U.
UK deal on Chagos Islands secures ‘indispensable’ US military base
As part of the deal, the UK will retain sovereignty of Diego Garcia, home to the American base, for an initial period of 99 years.
Why the return of the Chagos Islands has left Chagossians feeling excluded
The UK will return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but Diego Garcia will remain under UK-US control. Chagossians, displaced decades ago, feel excluded from the deal.View on euronews
Chagos Islands: How to ensure their coral reefs aren't damaged as they return to Mauritius
The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been known as the British Indian Ocean Territory since being administratively detached in 1965 from what was then the colony of Mauritius.
Chagos islanders displaced for a US military base protest a deal on their future made without them
Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago ...
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UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, minus US base
the largest of the islands and home to a strategically important U.S.-U.K. military base, for "an initial period" of 99 ...
Starmer’s filthy Chagos Islands deal preserves Diego Garcia as key US-UK military base
Strategically located between East Africa and Southeast Asia, Diego Garcia serves as a surveillance centre for the Middle ...
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US military base deal draws protests from Chagos Island residents
Islanders who had to leave their distant Indian Ocean home for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the ...
Where are the Chagos Islands, why is Britain giving up sovereignty and what happens to the Diego Garcia military base?
After years of negotiations, the UK is giving up its sovereignty over a cluster of strategically important Indian Ocean ...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the ...
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Biden Pressures UK to Cede Chagos Islands Amid Concerns Over U.S. Military Base
In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government has agreed to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands—a ...
IB Geography class: UK gives Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure military base
Explain the implications of the UK’s decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius Examine the strategic importance of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and how its control ...
Ramification | Chagos Islands: India’s silent victory in the Indian Ocean
The recent transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius marks the end of the last African colony of the United Kingdom and ...