The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US ...

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

The UK has given up a top secret island to Mauritius after years of arguments and negotiations. The Chagos Islands in the ...

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

The transfer of the Chagos Islands marks the beginning of the end of US-UK military cooperation in the region and opens a new ...

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

The mystery around this tropical base has more to do with the dodgy way the UK and US manage to steal the island from the ...

Activists have decried a deal that the UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius with the exception of ...

A legal dispute is playing out after asylum seekers arrived on the secretive island in the Indian Ocean, with UK authorities ...

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

The policy reversal comes as Britain agrees to hand over control of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

The United Kingdom agreed on Thursday to give up control of islands that hold a secretive U.S. military base to ...