The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called "Footprint of Freedom," is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong ...

Part of the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory, Diego ... military interests on the island. China might also use its influence to establish spies on the islands around Diego ...

The UK Government argues the agreement will safeguard the future of the US military base on Diego Garcia, given the legality of Britain’s claim to the island was in dispute. But Tories ...

3. In October last year, Britain reached an agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining control of the military base on Diego Garcia under a 99-year lease. 1.

In response to Badenoch, Sir Keir told PMQs the planned agreement would ensure the military base on Diego Garcia can continue operating effectively. What I found on the secretive tropical island ...

Britain struck a deal in October to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining control of the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago ...

by which the UK would cede the archipelago to Mauritius while keeping control of the military base on the Diego Garcia island for at least 99 years, reportedly paying an annual lease of around £90 ...

That will get presented in the normal way to Parliament, like any other treaty, in due course Darren Jones The future of the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia – the largest island in the ...

Mauritius is reportedly in “no rush” to secure a Chagos Island deal with the UK before ... 99 years by the UK for continued use of the Diego Garcia airbase. Uncertainty is growing in ...

In a wide-ranging interview on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance defended a variety of plans set in motion by President Trump ...