UK’s £9bn Chagos Islands deal is ‘reparations’, say Mauritian politicians: Foreign Office rejects any idea of compensation and says payment would be for use of ...
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/15/uk-chagos-islands-deal-reparations-mauritian-politician/

Britain denies reports it will pay more to finalise Chagos Islands deal
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UK delays Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration 'considers' future of Diego Garcia base
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Quick Glance: UK Delays Chagos Islands Deal Until Trump Administration Review
- The UK government will postpone the agreement to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until the Trump administration can review the future of the Diego Garcia military base.
- Concerns regarding the deal's implications for the strategically important base have led UK ministers to seek an agreement before Trump's inauguration.
- The UK intends to hand over its last African colony to Mauritius while leasing back the base at an estimated cost of £90 million per year.
- Negotiations have stalled due to a change in government in Mauritius and Trump's election in the US.
Trump has right to consider deal over Chagos Islands, says Downing Street: The biggest island, Diego Garcia, hosts a joint UK-US airbase which is of strategic ...
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UK and Mauritius Pledge to Resolve Chagos Islands Dispute, UK Seeks Base in Diego Garcia
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Chagos Islands deal: New Mauritian PM sends fresh proposals to UK: Navin Ramgoolam says the original agreement did not benefit his nation enough.
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Diego Garcia Is Too Important for the US Military to Lose: The Indian Ocean archipelago is a key hub for strategic operations along with its allies ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-07/diego-garcia-is-too-important-for-the-us-military-to-lose


Mauritius prime minister wants Chagos Islands deal with UK reviewed | Africanews: Under the deal which is yet to be signed, the UK would surrender the Islands to ...
africanews.com/2024/11/30/mauritius-prime-minister-wants-chagos-islands-deal-with-uk-reviewed/

David Lammy plays down criticism of Chagos Islands deal: The UK foreign secretary dismisses criticism of the agreement as "politicking" before elections.
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Chagos Islands deal: New Mauritius PM has reservations about agreement with UK: Navinchandra Ramgoolam, in power for a fortnight, spoke after meeting British ...
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Diego Garcia: Migrants stranded on secretive military island offered move to UK: Around 60 Tamils struck on the secretive military island are to be brought to ...
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UK to Cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, But US Base Will Remain: The U.K. will maintain de facto control over Diego Garcia, and the crucial U.S ...
thediplomat.com/2024/10/uk-to-cede-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-but-us-base-will-remain/

Diego Garcia remains a dark British-American secret in the Indian Ocean: The recent Chagos deal between the UK and Mauritius is a true victory neither for ...
aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10/17/diego-garcia-remains-a-dark-british-american-secret-in-the-indian-ocean

Chagos Islands: UK offers Romania move to stranded migrants: Migrants could enter the UK after six months, others are being offered voluntary returns to Sri ...
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Islanders who were forced to leave the Chagos Islands have been protesting outside of Parliament in London.
It comes as a landmark deal was announced handing ... Show more
What is on Diego Garcia, the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean?
Administered from London, the island is strictly out of bounds to most civilians and ... Show more
UK Handovers The Control Of Chagos Islands To Mauritius : UK government has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius while ...
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UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands criticised over lack of say for Chagossians: Chagossians claim they were repeatedly refused the chance to take part in ...
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UK appoints former PM Blair's top aide to lead talks on control of Chagos Islands
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American submarine returns after record 727 day deployment: The deployment saw the submarine traverse over 60,000 nautical miles and make routine port calls in ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/american-submarine-returns-after-record-727-day-deployment/

Diego Garcia: US blocks British court from British territory: The island hosts a secretive UK-US military base and access is heavily restricted.
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Refugees sent to Rwanda from remote UK island speak to BBC: The migrants, who the UN says are refugees, say they feel isolated and unsafe in the African country ...
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Diego Garcia asylum seekers feel unsafe on remote British island territory: A group of 61 held in a camp on Diego Garcia tell UN inspectors of sexual assaults ...
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Group of Tamils: Asylum camp on military island - UN refugee agency criticizes Great Britain
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Diego Garcia: UN says UK military island not suitable for stranded migrants: UN officials have been granted access to Diego Garcia two years after asylum seekers ...
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