The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

The U.S. gains a major military advantage in the Indo-Pacific from Diego Garcia's location, about 2,200 miles from Iran and 3 ...

But precisely because of its remote nature, one of these islands, Diego Garcia - named after the Spanish navigator Diego García de Moguer - has become the major US base in the Indian Ocean.

Us troops are in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere in the region.

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut off food and medical supplies to the islands. Finally, they deported the ...

Migrants stranded for years on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia will be offered the right to come to the UK, under a government proposal. Around 60 Sri Lankan Tamils have spent more than ...

In 2017 China abstained on a UN General Assembly vote which asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to deliver an ...

Discover the hidden stories behind Britain's far-flung territories, where sun-drenched beaches meet windswept wildlife ...

The US hit three nuclear sites in Iran overnight - but it remains unclear whether the strikes did destroy all of Iran's nuclear capabilities.

Diego Garcia: strategic asset At the height of the Cold War, the US decided that it needed a strategic outpost in the Indian Ocean.

Only the US had the military hardware to reach the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, the once-secret nuclear facility buried deep ...

Simultaneously, satellite imagery reveals a significant U.S. military buildup at the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean, including B-52 bombers and F‑15 fighters, positioning forces within ...