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 ...

Their account was supported by maps, diary entries and GPS data ... due to the island's unusual status as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), BBC News reports.

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

The Indian Ocean archipelago had been a British island territory for over half a century, and now returns to neighbouring Mauritius. The deal stipulates that the strategically significant Diego ...

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

Mauritius has claimed the archipelago - renamed British Indian Ocean Territory - since its independence in 1968 and garnered increasing international support. In 2019, the International Court of ...

While both the Falklands and Gibraltar have large numbers of Britons, many Chagossians were forced to leave their island in the 1960s during the creation of the British Indian Ocean Territory and ...

Negotiations with Mauritius commenced last year over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, culminating in an arrangement that entrusts Mauritius with sovereignty.

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 ...