Till the early 60s, all was well in Chagos archipelago, part of the same chain of volcanic islands as Maldives and ...

President Trump on Tuesday defended his sharply worded Truth Social post blasting the United Kingdom over a controversial ...

Britain’s attempt to ‘do the right thing’ over Chagos reflects a rules-based worldview that is under increasing pressure.

In 1971, London gassed the natives’ pets to give the U.S. its most strategic base in the Indian Ocean. Today, the atoll is a ...

Trump, in a post on Truth Social, criticised UK for the deal wherein Britain would lease a military base on the territory and ...

Trump says the U.K. decision to hand a strategic island to Mauritius, which he previously supported, was stupid, and ...

President Trump’s criticism reversed his administration’s previous support for the deal, in which Britain relinquished ...

Globally, the country is well-known as the 'Pearl of the Indian Ocean.' This name signifies the uniqueness present in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Scattered Islands have never had any permanent inhabitants, with just some French military ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S.

A debate on a bill that transfers sovereignty over the Chagos Islands – including Diego Garcia – to Mauritius has been ...