Deal would prevent a third party gaining influence over territory which hosts key Western military base, says foreign ...

But Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the UK was still negotiating with Mauritius. The UK and Mauritius have said they have made “good progress” on a revised agreement, with Mr ...

UK Halts Chagos Islands Deal as US Review Looms The UK government has paused its plans to return the Chagos Islands to ...

(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, file) LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until ...

British media have reported that London has offered to frontload a tranche of payments to Mauritius for the lease of the strategically important military base. A UK-Mauritius joint statement ...

Attorney general of Mauritius says it is ‘unfortunate’ that Donald Trump has the final say on whether deal should go ahead ...

Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their ...

The UK has agreed to the Mauritian request for a front-loading payment of the lease compensation of 90 million pounds ($110 million) per year as a sweetener to the Chagos islands deal, the Week ...

The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal. Sir Keir Starmer’s ...

The UK and Mauritius said they’ve made ‘good progress’ in a round of talks to settle the sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean, including the stewardship of a key US ...