Freedom for Chagos islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all
The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to ...
How the sun will set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years
The sun will quite literally set on the British Empire for the first time in 200 years. The UK government confirmed yesterday ...
Mauritius to hold legislative election on November 10
Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis ...
UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute
The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean to ...
Study documents extinction of 610 bird species and ecological impacts
The Dodo, the famous flightless bird that inhabited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, is a case study in extinction ...
Mauritius' President Roopun sets general election for Nov 10
The President of the Republic of Mauritius, Prithvirajsing Roopun, said on Friday the island nation would hold a general ...
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UK Will Give Sovereignty Of Chagos Islands To Mauritius
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – reached after years of ...
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UK retain Diego Garcia military base, but concede sovereignty over islands
The UK and US retain joint military base on Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Indian Ocean for which there have been longstanding ...
What’s next for the Falklands and other British overseas territories after Chagos deal?
Other large British Overseas Territories include the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and ...
European Midday Briefing: Stocks Steady Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data
On Thursday, the British government struck a deal with Mauritius, an island country off East Africa, to hand over a cluster of 58 tiny islands in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos archipelago, ...
Diego Garcia: What 'Historic' UK Deal Means for US's Indian Ocean Base
Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.
A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US-UK military base. The secret just got out
The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US ...