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Starmer signs deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

UK Signs Deal To Hand Over Chagos Islands

During a press conference, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the Diego Garcia military base is of the 'upmost importance' and 'the base is right at the base of our security'.

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Factbox-Key facts about Chagos Islands deal to be signed by UK and Mauritius

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What to know about the deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands

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

Britain is set to sign a deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while also securing the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, media reported on Thur...

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Chagos Islands deal: Why was it delayed?

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Chagos deal paused by last-minute legal action

UK Court Puts Last-Minute Block on a Deal to Hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The U.K. has agreed to hand Mauritius the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important naval and bomber base on the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia.

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UK to pay £101mn a year under deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

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United Kingdom abandons its colony of the Chagos Islands, but maintains the Diego Garcia airbase, which gives the key to the Indian Ocean to the USA

The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to Mauritius (and to the Chinese fishing fleet).

Factbox-Key Facts About Chagos Islands Deal Signed by UK and Mauritius

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction was overturned, securing itself a lease for the U.S.-UK Diego Garcia air base for the next century.