theguardian.com·há 2 meses

Trump reportedly considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius

Potential proposal would secure control of Diego Garcia base amid stalled UK plans to cede sovereignty of territoryDonald Trump is reportedly weighing a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius a

theguardian.com·há 3 meses

Chagossians urge UK to complete islands’ handover to Mauritius

Delegation of Chagos refugees visiting Britain says issue has been ‘hijacked within the halls’ of politicsA Chagossian delegation visiting the UK has urged parliamentarians to complete stalled legisla

theguardian.com·há 4 meses

Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says

Stephen Doughty says US withdrawal of support means bill cannot complete passage through parliamentA treaty over ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has become “impossible to agree a

theguardian.com·há 4 meses

Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover

Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands

paulburgin.blogspot.com·há 4 meses

Government Pulls Chagos Islands Deal, After Trump Calls it "Act of Great Stupidity"

A difficult decision, and one that has not been taken lightly, but of course if the Trump Administration are unhappy with this and are resistant, then we in the UK have hardly any choice. It adds to t

theguardian.com·há 4 meses

UK forced to shelve Chagos Islands legislation after US dropped support

Officials accept that time has run out to pass law to allow transfer of islands to MauritiusThe UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after t

theguardian.com·há 5 meses

UK foreign secretary condemns Iran’s ‘reckless threats’ after strike towards US-UK base

Yvette Cooper says government wants swift resolution to war after two missiles directed at military base at Diego GarciaMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe foreign secretary has condemned Iran

theguardian.com·há 5 meses

Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens huge attack if Iran does not reopen strait of Hormuz within 48 hours

US president says he will ‘obliterate their various power plants, starting with biggest one first’ Circling back now to Diego Garcia, Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint