The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the ...

Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of ...

Britain struck a deal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, while keeping control of ...

India played a “quiet but important role in the background” during the negotiations, firmly backing the Mauritian position ...

The UK agreed on Thursday to renounce sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian ...

The U.K. will maintain de facto control over Diego Garcia, and the crucial U.S. military facility there, for another 99 years ...

Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain ...

The UK agreed to transfer the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius after 99 years. The initial period allows the UK to manage ...

India played an important role in forging a historic deal between Mauritius and the United Kingdom over the strategically ...

The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to ...

Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people ...