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

The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called ”Footprint of Freedom,” is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos Island chain in the Indian Ocean. It is one of the most important and ...

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

A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to ...

With reports the UK and Mauritius have agreed new terms on the Indian Ocean archipelago, a White House spokesperson told The ...

Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian ...

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

Sir Keir Starmer said Diego Garcia is ‘vital to our national security’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA) National security will be put at risk unless the Chagos Islands are handed over to Mauritius in a ...

Where are the Chagos Islands, why has the UK given them to Mauritius and what about the Falklands? - The African island ...

National security will be put at risk unless the Chagos Islands ... British Indian Ocean Territory but pay to lease back the strategically important US-UK military base on Diego Garcia.