Without British oversight, experts fear fishing vessels will have free rein to harvest the region, damaging its pristine reef ...

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

While diplomacy is critical, the UK’s decision to hand over the sovereignty to Mauritius over the Chagos Islands couldn’t have come through without the ICJ decision and the use of international law by ...

By walking the decades-old talk on demanding sovereignty for Mauritius and holding firm throughout the negotiation process, ...

After almost 59 years of controversial existence, the last vestige of the British Empire in the Indian Ocean, the British ...

The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands is a group of seven atolls made of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean. The islands are located 300 miles south of the Maldives. The UK is in possession ...

The UK will return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but Diego Garcia will remain under UK-US control. Chagossians, displaced ...

Britain's decision to hand over control of the Chagos Islands does not indicate a shift in the government's stance on its ...

The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been ...

Strategically located between East Africa and Southeast Asia, Diego Garcia serves as a surveillance centre for the Middle ...

On the Chagos Islands, a group of Sri Lankan migrants have been stranded for years and await news of their fate as Britain ...

Mauritius' Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced that the return of the Chagos Islands marks the completion of the nation ...