Washington said the deal protected the long-term, secure and effective operation of the strategic military base.

Exclusive: The blame game for who was responsible for the UK handing over the key Indian Ocean islands has now dragged in ...

While the UK and US retain a key strategic military base in the Indian Ocean, the two governments remain apprehensive over ...

The U.K. will maintain de facto control over Diego Garcia, and the crucial U.S. military facility there, for another 99 years ...

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

The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US ...

Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain ...

In a historic move, the UK will be handing over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius while ...

LONDON: Britain on Thursday (Oct 3) said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but ...

Mauritius will hold legislative elections on November 10, the presidency announced on Friday, just a day after Port Louis ...

After years of negotiations, the UK is giving up its sovereignty over a cluster of strategically important Indian Ocean ...

As part of the deal, the U.K. will retain sovereignty of Diego Garcia for an initial period of 99 years, and will pay ...