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UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

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What is the Chagos deal between UK and Mauritius?
The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says the 99-year agreement to lease back Diego Garcia will cost the UK £101m a year,

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Chagos Islands: What is the UK-Mauritius deal on archipelago and what's India's stance on it? Explained
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The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base
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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Starmer’s Chagos deal given go-ahead as 11th-hour challenge fails
UK to pay £101mn a year under deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Starmer claimed that Britain would have been liable to international legal challenge over its control of the Chagos had it not signed the treaty with Mauritius, putting the operation of the base in j...

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UK's deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius can go ahead, court rules
AP PHOTOS: Displaced Chagos islanders fear they will never go home after a UK-Mauritius deal
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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).
U.K.'s Chagos Islands deal risks entrenching exile of some islanders: rights group
Human Rights Watch criticizes U.K. deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, potentially entrenching Chagossians' exile.
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India welcomes UK-Mauritius treaty on Chagos, reaffirms support for sovereignty
India on Wednesday welcomed the signing of a treaty between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the return of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.
Minister defends ‘good value’ Chagos deal as Badenoch says Trump ‘laughing’
Minister defends ‘good value’ Chagos deal as Badenoch says Trump ‘laughing’ - Armed forces minister Luke Pollard faced questions about the Government’s estimation of the full cost.
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World News in Brief: UK cedes sovereignty over Chagos Islands, suffering in Sudan deepens, UN releases new emergency relief funds
The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius in an agreement signed between the two countries on Thursday.
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Milestone achievement: India hails resolution of longstanding Chagos dispute
London/New Delhi, May 22 (IANS): Terming it as a "milestone achievement" and a "positive development for the region", India on Thursday welcomed the signing of the treaty between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the return of Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.
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