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

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

"I applaud the historic agreement and conclusion of the negotiations," Biden said, adding that the site "plays a vital role in national ... renamed the British Indian Ocean Territory -- since ...

A future treaty to that effect will end London's administration of what it currently calls the British Indian Ocean Territory ... Whitney Erhart/U.S. Air National Guard Mauritius had been under ...

"I applaud the historic agreement and conclusion of the negotiations," Mr Biden said in a White House statement, adding that the site "plays a vital role in national, regional, and global security".