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Published on May 22, 2025

UK signs agreement to hand sovereignty of disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius

LONDON (AP) — Britain signed an agreement Thursday handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government said ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base that is vital to British security. …

Source: The Gazette - Colorado - Center-right
Published on May 22, 2025

India welcomes UK's decision to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Source: Deccan Herald - Indeterminate
Published on May 22, 2025

UK signs deal ceding Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK government on Thursday signed a deal ceding control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, possibly settling decades of dispute over the strategic archipelago. The deal had stalled after last-minute legal action by a Chagossian group campaigning for …

Source: Semafor - Neutral
Published on May 22, 2025

British Court Bans Last-minute Transfer Of Chagos Islands To Mauritius

3 One of them is home to a U.S. and British naval base. A British court has blocked the transfer of sovereignty over the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This came hours before an agreement was due to be signed on Thursday. This was reported by AP …

Source: Charter 97 - Center-left
Published on May 22, 2025

India News | India Welcomes UK's Decision to Hand over Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) India on Thursday welcomed the UK's decision to hand over the sovereignty of Chagos Islands including tropical atoll of Diego Garcia to Mauritius under a historic deal. The UK is giving up the rights of the islands after more …

Source: Latestly - Indeterminate
Published on May 22, 2025

UK court clears way for Chagos Islands handover to Mauritius

A British court on Thursday paved the way for a government deal on returning the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius, lifting a temporary ban that had forced an 11th-hour halt to an accord being signed. The agreement would see Britain hand back the Indian …

Source: Punch - Indeterminate
Published on May 22, 2025

UK transfers Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal securing military base

On Thursday, Britain signed an agreement transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in return for maintaining control over a strategically significant UK-US military base. Under the deal, the East African nation gains control of the Chagos …

Source: News.Az - Pro-Government
Published on May 22, 2025

How much is Chagos Islands surrender REALLY costing, Keir? PM claims Brits are paying Mauritius £3.4bn to take our ...

Keir Starmer is facing major pressure to reveal the true cost of his deal to surrender the UK's last territory in the Indian Ocean, amid growing anger at the cost to the UK taxpayer. The Prime Minister confirmed today that the UK plans to hand the …

Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
Published on May 22, 2025

U.K. signs deal to hand sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at a military headquarters in north-west London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, following a deal on the Chagos Islands. | Photo Credit: AP Britain signed an agreement on Thursday (May 22, 2025 …

Source: The Hindu - Center-left
Published on May 22, 2025

UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base

Britain signed a deal on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after a London judge overturned a last-minute injunction and cleared the way for an agreement the government says is vital to protect the nation’s security. The …

Source: Cyprus Mail - Indeterminate