The island is named Diego Garcia, the biggest little island in the Indian Ocean's isolated Chagos Archipelago. Never heard of ...

The island hosts an American super-strategic airbase (meaning it easily handles heavy bombers and air tankers that can refuel ...

The call made by Lord Dannatt, former British Army chief, as reported by The Independent (UK), urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to abandon plans to cede control of the Chagos Islands to ...

The US will be present at talks over the future of the Chagos Islands, which has been the subject of a controversial deal between Mauritius and the UK, the Mauritian prime minister has said.

Herbert McMaster, a retired US Army lieutenant general, said handing the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius would be a ...

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

Senior politicians in Mauritius have described the £9 billion Britain is expected to pay to hand over the Chagos Islands as “reparations” and a “fair” price. In an interview with The ...

Donald Trump has reportedly called for the US to be included at the negotiating table alongside the UK and Mauritius on the future of the Chagos Islands in a staggering last-minute intervention.

Downing Street has said Britain’s deal to give away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is required to protect communications at the base, which is jointly operated by the US and UK. A No 10 ...

Instead, the crossbench peer said Sir Keir should explore handing control of the Chagos Islands to the US, adding that it is in the Americans’ interests to maintain control of it. Asked whether ...