We do not propose even to go through the form of consulting the wishes of the present inhabitants of the country.” So wrote Lord Balfour as Foreign Secretary in 1919, referring to the views of the ...

It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse.

"The Maldives’ claim to the Chagos Islands is historic, cultural, economic, and environmental," President Muizzu told Newsweek.

U.S. President Donald Trump has dialed down his opposition to the UK’s Chagos Islands deal, approving the transfer of the key ...

A remote chain of islands in the Indian Ocean has become the center of a growing geopolitical dispute. As the United Kingdom moves to transfer control of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, the ...

A single island in the Indian Ocean is causing a nightmare for government officials on both sides of the Atlantic. President ...

Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he retained the right to "militarily secure" the joint Diego ...

The U.S. and UK are collaborating to ensure the continued operation of their air base in the Chagos Archipelago, amid past controversies and new diplomatic tensions. Discussions between British PM ...

Feb 3 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump recognised the "strategic importance" ...

On May 22, the United Kingdom signed an agreement with Mauritius that would transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago.

President Trump is right in opposing the U.K.’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This move has grave ...

President Trump said Thursday he has had “productive” discussions with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the Chagos Islands, which house a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia, the ...