The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called "Footprint of Freedom," is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos ...

Due to its location in the very center of the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia functions as a critical logistics hub for both the United States as well as the United Kingdom which currently holds the ...

There has been scepticism about the proposed deal among allies of Mr Trump, including secretary of state Marco Rubio, but the ...

If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much ...

Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the ...

Diego Garcia (Google Maps) The base is a difficult target for foreign attack, which is crucial, considering escalating tensions between the United States and China over Taiwan. In the event of war ...

The current deal involves Britain paying Mauritius £90 million a year for 99 years to maintain control of the US military ...

Sir Keir Starmer clashed with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Sir Keir Starmer has warned national security could be put at risk without a deal to give “legal certainty” over the status ...

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