The underrated Indian Ocean island that’s perfect for a dose of winter sun
The island of Rodrigues, nicknamed “Cinderella of the Mascarenes”, has always been slightly dismissed as Mauritius’ little ...
The Chagos agreement explained
In a joint statement with Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth, Keir Starmer said that Mauritius will take control of the islands, ...
Chagos Islands: How to ensure their coral reefs aren't damaged as they return to Mauritius
The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been ...
Chagos Islands: Where is the archipelago and can I visit the British Indian Ocean Territory?
THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago (group of islands) that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius.  One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is ...
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India’s Stake in the Settlement of the Chagos Dispute
By walking the decades-old talk on demanding sovereignty for Mauritius and holding firm throughout the negotiation process, ...
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Chagos Islands: Where is the archipelago and can I visit the British Indian Ocean Territory?
The Chagos Islands are a collection of 60 islands that lie 500km south of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. They were claimed by Mauritius, after the country gained independence in 1968.
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Migrants stranded on top secret island could come to UK after being moved to EU country
Their account was supported by maps, diary entries and ... It sparked a long legal dispute, due to the island's unusual status as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), BBC News ...
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America’s Achilles Heel in the Indo-Pacific
The Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, once bastions of U.S. naval supremacy, are slowly transforming into the Achilles’ heel of ...
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Outlook: The Indian Ocean Is Having A Moment
A chunky low-pressure system, located 1,300 nautical miles SSW of Cape Leeuwin, has produced an impressive round of long-period swell. Over the past 24 hours, we’ve seen this system slightly ...
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The melancholy legacy of empire as the sun goes down on Britain’s last pink bits on the map
In 1924 Britain held sway over 400 million people in 58 countries across the globe, seven times larger than the Roman Empire ...
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Incredible map shows how big the Pacific Ocean is - enough room for all the world’s land
A brilliant map showed just how big the Pacific ... There are also approximately 25,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, Hawaii, and Bora Bora, making it the ocean with the most ...