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 ...

It sparked a long legal dispute, due to the island's unusual status as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), BBC News reports. The UK government had argued that bringing them to ...

The UK Government said earlier it had reached a political agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, following negotiations which began in 2022 ...

At the heart of this decision is Diego Garcia, a vital US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean that is indispensable ... seeks to increasingly sacrifice British prosperity and its commitment ...

came after the UK announced it was handing sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), which includes Diego Garcia, to Mauritius. The military base, however, will remain on the island.

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American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in India’s Himalayan north.

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — American and British climbers have been rescued after being stranded for three days on a mountain in India’s Himalayan north. Fay Jane Manners from the United Kingdom and ...

Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were perched high on the snowy face of a Himalayan mountain when disaster struck their quest ...