The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect ... after long-running negotiations returns sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius, but will see Britain lease back the military site on Diego Garcia, the ...

The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to ...

LONDON — The governments of Britain and Mauritius signed a deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean, after overcoming last ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

UK Chagos Islands deal must be ratified to secure Diego Garcia, peers say Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement ...