Ahead of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the United States, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said that ...

The Chagos Islands deal will not go forward without the support of US President Donald Trump, the foreign secretary has said.

The Chagos Islands deal will not go ahead without the backing of Donald Trump, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said.

The PM said the uplift would boost ‘our capability on defence and security in Europe’, but stopped short of ruling out using ...

New Delhi has far more influence on Mauritius than may be noticed in Europe. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a ...

British premier due in Washington for a parley with the president, who is said to be ‘livid’ over the deal Sir Keir negotiated.

At first glance, the remote Chagos Islands appear to be the last place that would be of any interest to the Kremlin.

Instead, the crossbench peer said Sir Keir should explore handing control of the Chagos Islands to the US, adding that it is in the Americans’ interests to maintain control of it. Asked whether Sir ...

The archipelago is home to a joint US-UK military ... In its written submission to the ICJ on Chagos, China said it supported the “decolonisation” of the territory. Tory MP Mark Francios ...

Mauritius has been intent on reclaiming Chagos for decades ... rent for Diego Garcia and opportunities to build hotels on the archipelago – but many noted he made no mention of Chagossians.

When Britain granted independence to Mauritius in 1968, the UK insisted the Chagos archipelago, particularly Diego Garcia with its crucial US military base, was vital to Western security interests in ...

Under the terms of its deal, Britain will give away the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean and pay billions over a century to lease back Diego Garcia, the island that hosts the strategically ...