Once seen as a relic of colonialism, the Chagos Archipelago has evolved into a flashpoint in global strategic competition.

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in the UK's national interest.

The decades-long Chagos islands dispute has finally entered a new chapter. The UK officially agreed to return the sovereignty ...

The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control ...

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

Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction was overturned, securing itself a lease for the U.S.-UK Diego Garcia air base ...

It comes after Chagossian campaigners submitted a formal legal communication to the UN as part of an attempt to challenge the ...

Prime Minister offered ‘massive congratulations’ by Beijing despite his attempts to distance island from Far Eastern ...