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The Independent on MSN · 1d

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 military base shrouded in secrecy will not be allowed to return

AFP on MSN · 1d

UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius but keeps key US military base

Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President Joe Biden called a "historic agreement" will keep a strategic Indian Ocean military base with the United States.

Hosted on MSN · 21h

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.

AFP on MSN13h

Chagos diaspora angry at lack of input on islands' fate

Raymonde Desiree was 25 when she was forced to leave her native Chagos Islands as Britain emptied the Indian Ocean ...

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Chagos Islands: Why are they important in Indian Ocean and what do India, UK want? EXPLAINED

Britain ceded control over the Chagos Archipelago after years of negotiations with Mauritius. India has maintained strong ...

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Boris Johnson rips into Labour's surrender of Chagos Islands as 'total nonsense'

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands as "total nonsense". Britain is ...

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UK cedes control of strategic Indo-Pacific islands, raising security concerns

British officials announced the Chagos Islands would be ceded to Mauritius, in exchange for retaining a joint US-UK military ...

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