At the heart of this decision is Diego Garcia, a vital US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean that is indispensable ... Its central location enables long-range air and naval missions ...

It sparked a long legal dispute, due to the island's unusual status as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot ... never been a suitable long-term location for migrants and Ministers ...

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

The UK has offered nearly 40 stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian ...

Diego Garcia is off-limits to any non-military personnel. This restriction also applies to the wider British Indian Ocean Territory, which encompasses the islands. Because of these ...

Fifteen different nationalities and 13 different churches were represented at a Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral to celebrate ...

A group of diverse clergy leaders gathered outside one of the country’s most historic Black churches to call out plans for a ...

The Indian Ocean archipelago had been a British island territory for over half a century ... other British Overseas Territories, which are located all over the world. These are the island nations ...

I believe there is great confusion in our day regarding Christianity but particularly in the church regarding discipleship.

Mauritius has claimed the archipelago - renamed British Indian Ocean Territory - since its independence in 1968 and garnered increasing international support. In 2019, the International Court of ...

Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with Black leaders in North Carolina on Saturday and will attend church in the state ...