Chagos is an archipelago of 50 plus islands and ... The Chagos Islands became a British Indian Ocean Territory in 1965, when they were legally severed from Mauritius, three years ahead of its ...
and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory. In the 1960s and 1970s Britain evicted up to 2,000 people from the islands so the U.S. military could build the Diego Garcia base.
Deal would prevent a third party gaining influence over territory which hosts key Western military base, says foreign ...
Donald Trump should reject the United Kingdom's bad deal to transfer its sovereignty over Diego Garcia island to Mauritius. Only China would benefit.
and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory. In the 1960s and 1970s the UK evicted up to 2,000 people from the islands so the US military could build the Diego Garcia base.
“This agreement affirms Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago ... “I repeatedly raised the issue of British Indian Ocean Territory in Parliament because I was suspicious the ...
Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their ...
British navy ships rescued dozens and brought them to Diego Garcia, the largest of the disputed Chagos Islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory ... an archipelago about 310 miles south ...
What may seem like the end of the last vestige of Western colonialism in the Indian Ocean region could well turn out to be ...
The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal ... which involves giving ...
US President-elect Donald Trump will be consulted on the UK's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands - where there is a joint US-UK military base - to Mauritius. The UK announced in October it would ...