Donald Trump’s allies have urged him to block Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal amid fears that Iran will have more access to spy on the US. Top Republicans have called on Trump to send the deal to “the ...

President Trump must intervene to prevent this handover, which would damage U.S. national security and ultimately play into China's hands.

The prime minister of Mauritius has told his parliament that Keir Starmer intends to “push ahead” with a deal over the Chagos Islands “in the coming weeks”. During a Mauritian National ...

Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the White House they may have to wait a little longer. Late last year ...

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Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian ...

Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to satellite communications at a key US-UK military base. The Labour ...

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