The island is named Diego Garcia, the biggest little island in the Indian Ocean's isolated Chagos Archipelago. Never heard of ...

The Government plans to cede sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory but pay to lease back the strategically ...

Recent media reports suggesting Britain might have to pay double for the U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia were denied by both Britain and Mauritius. The British Foreign Office and the ...

The island is named Diego Garcia, the biggest little island in the Indian Ocean’s isolated Chagos Archipelago. Never heard of it? Consult the map — it’s south of India and kinda sorta ...

With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is back in the spotlight. What is the history of these islands, and why are ...

The British overseas territory includes the crucial military base on Diego Garcia, which would be leased back from Mauritius under the pact - originally thrashed out when Mr Jugnauth was in power.

Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called ”Footprint of Freedom,” is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos Island ...

And the former army chief criticised a core part of the deal meant to protect the top secret joint US/UK airbase on Diego Garcia, insisting a 99-year guarantee over its use is not long enough.

The UK Government argues the agreement will safeguard the future of the US military base on Diego Garcia, given the legality of Britain’s claim to the island was in dispute. But Tories ...

The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called ”Footprint of Freedom,” is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos Island chain in the Indian Ocean. It is one of the most important and ...

The Government plans to cede sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory but pay to lease back the strategically important US-UK military base on Diego Garcia. Ministers believe ...