The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

"Keir Starmer has secured his legacy," said The Daily Telegraph: his "shameful surrender of the Chagos Islands will go down ...

Mauritius deal to turn over the archipelago shores up Western influence in the Indian Ocean as China tries to increase its ...

This payment to Mauritius is ostensibly to safeguard the British-American military presence, yet it effectively leaves the door open for increasing Chinese influence in the region. China’s reaction ...

The U.K. recognized the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius’ claim to the Chagos Archipelago in an agreement signed May 22. While Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam praised the deal, it elicited ...

Sometimes, the best kind of escape isn’t a luxury resort or a famous beach; it’s a quiet, untouched speck of land where time ...

The Reform leader’s wide-ranging speech attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s government came after the party secured widespread support in ...

Britain separated the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 before it became independent in 1968. A leaked internal Foreign ...

it also appears to entrench their exile from Diego Garcia, the largest island ... after a last-minute injunction was granted to Chagos Islands-born British national Bertrice Pompe.

"We will never gamble with national security." Image: Aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group. Pic: AP The deal means the UK will lease the base from the Mauritian government over ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday he had signed a contentious deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to ...

Britain’s government has acknowledged that its removal of islanders was wrong, and has granted many citizenship and set aside some funds to improve their lives. But it continues to bar Chagossians ...