Failure often occurs little by little, then all of a sudden. This feels increasingly true of the UK’s attempt to cede ...

Surrendering UK sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is an “irresponsible act”, a Labour former minister has said, backing calls for the Government to withdraw from a deal over the territory.

The United Kingdom has offered a £9 billion (about $11.79 billion) deal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to ...

The Government is currently scrambling to save its agreement to surrender control of the Indian Ocean archipelago, which ...

The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the ...

The UK Government’s agreement on the future of the Chagos Islands has run into trouble following elections in Mauritius and the United States.

The U.K. and Mauritius announced an agreement in October to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, a chain of more than 60 islands just south of the equator off the tip of India. Under the ...

Resumed negotiations over a proposed deal to return the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius from Britain are not solely over financial compensation, the premier and a government official have said.

A former Foreign Office official has urged Sir Keir Starmer to reject demands from Mauritius for more money in talks over the ...

The opposition Progressive Alliance defeated the outgoing government’s Lepep coalition in the Mauritian elections held on 10 November 2024. The results are indisputable. With 62% of the vote, the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A U.K.-Mauritius deal recognizing the latter’s claim to the Chagos Islands in the Western Indian Ocean could be in trouble as Mauritius seeks ...

Negotiations between Mauritius and the UK over the Chagos Islands’ sovereignty have stalled, with Mauritius’ Deputy Prime Minister Paul Bérenger hinting at disagreements over financial terms ...