Chagos Islands Agreement: ‘Will only proceed with US support’: UK pulls out of Chagos deal after Donald Trump’s criticism

April 11, 2026
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Chagos Islands Agreement: ‘Will only proceed with US support’: UK pulls out of Chagos deal after Donald Trump’s criticism

[ad_1] The UK government led by Keir Starmer has shelved its proposed Chagos Islands agreement with Mauritius, amid strained ties with Donald Trump and the absence of formal US approval, according to an official statement.The deal, which aimed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while leasing back the strategic Diego Garcia military […]

May 22, 2025
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UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius | World News

[ad_1] LONDON: A British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, to Mauritius, hours before the agreement was due to be signed on Thursday. The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty to Mauritius of the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important naval and bomber base on the […]