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

The British Island group of Diego Carcia is hidden and a secret to many. However, it's known for its untouchable beauty and ...

The geographical centrality of the Chagos archipelago makes Britains plans to hand over the islands to Mauritius worthy of a ...

In a joint statement with Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth, Keir Starmer said that Mauritius will take control of the islands, ...

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

A future treaty to that effect will end London's administration of what it currently calls the British Indian Ocean Territory. Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian ...

In the early 1970s, Britain evicted almost 2,000 residents to Mauritius and the Seychelles to make way for an airbase on ...

UNHCR has approved a request by the UK to transfer 36 Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Diego Garcia and Rwanda to a transit ...

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

Britain said Thursday it would cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 small islands in the ...