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

Where are the Chagos Islands, why has the UK given them to Mauritius and what about the Falklands? - The African island ...

Mauritius urged Britain and the US on Monday to push through a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, suggesting it could help contain China and Iran. Dhananjay Ramful, the foreign minister ...

According to reports, Starmer and members of the outgoing Biden administration wanted to finalise the agreement to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands – including Diego Garcia – to Mauritius before ...

The British government’s negotiation with the Republic of Mauritius to cede the Chagos Islands has been a mess. At time of writing, expectations of an imminent agreement (or rather re-agreement, as ...

For decades, Britain has administered the Chagos Islands with the explicit purpose of ensuring that the Pentagon can use Diego Garcia unimpeded. With London poised to return the islands to ...

Surrending the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will jeopardise the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and US, one of Donald Trump’s top aides has warned. Robert Wilkie, who is heading up the ...

A senior aide to Donald Trump has reinforced reports that the new president is determined to block Britain’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, describing the plan as calamitous. In a series ...

Suella Braverman has warned that giving away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would be a "disaster" for the British government's relationship with Trump. The Conservative former Home Secretary, a Trump ...

Britain struck a deal in October to hand over the Chagos Islands while retaining control of the base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, under a 99-year lease.

Britain puts future of the islands on hold amid president-elect’s concerns that agreement could boost China’s influence Donald Trump will rule on the future of the Chagos Islands after his ...