How the little-known atoll of Diego Garcia is becoming another flashpoint in the global contest between the U.S. and China ...

The US Senate’s consent would be needed for changes to the 1966 treaty that grants Britain and the US the right to use the ...

A Republican senator has introduced legislation that could torpedo Sir Keir Starmer's controversial agreement to transfer the ...

The US could be granted powers to sink the UK's Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius after a senator put forward a new proposal ...

There have been many twists and turns over the years in this dispute, including Trump's differences with Starmer over Greenland and Iran.

Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations. That’s ...

President says the UK should not lose control of Indian Ocean island by entering ‘tenuous’ lease, amid concerns about China’s ...

The president says the UK must "not give away" Diego Garcia, shortly after the US appeared to have backed the deal.

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Diego Garcia, one of the Chagos Islands, has been a UK and US airbase since the 1960s - Getty Russia has pushed for Mauritius ...

Sir Keir Starmer has once again paused his attempt to hand over my homeland to Mauritius without the permission of my people.

Mauritius cuts diplomatic ties with the Maldives over the Chagos Islands dispute. Experts warn of geopolitical tensions and ...