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

The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to ...

Britain is close to resolving its territorial dispute with Mauritius over the Chagos ... Archipelago. This is a baseless smear. There is no indication whatsoever that Port Louis has any interest ...

3 (UPI) --The United Kingdom says it has reached a "historic" deal to cede the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian ... whose removal from their homes was condemned by Human Rights Watch last year ...

The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the ...

In the late 1960s, the inhabitants of the remote Chagos ... to arrive there in the 16th century. Under French rule, African slaves and Indian laborers were settled on the archipelago in the ...

The United Kingdom agreed last week to return the Chagos Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to the African ...

Lammy told MPs in a House ... Chagos Islands from Mauritius was “not based on the free and genuine expression of the will of the people concerned.” It said the U.K. was “under an obligation to bring ...

"I have written to David Lammy to request an urgent debate and a vote in the House on ... Gibraltar or any other of our Overseas Territories is not up for negotiation. "The Chagos Islands are ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — Senior U.S. Republicans attacked the British government for its decision to cede control of the Chagos Islands, warning the move is a coup for Chinese interests. The most senior ...

Given the absence of any meaningful progress ... economic activity in the Chagos Archipelago and its significance for Mauritius, and on the significance of the Archipelago's status as a dependency.

the UK will hand over the Chagos Islands to that country in what has been described as a historic move. The archipelago includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia which is used by the US and ...