The Chagos islanders who returned to their homeland are seeking assurances that British patrol boats will not block vital food and medical supplies.

NAIROBI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - British authorities on Wednesday issued removal orders against four Chagossians who landed this week on a remote atoll in the Chagos Archipelago in a move they hoped would complicate British plans to transfer the territory to Mauritius.

On May 22, the United Kingdom signed an agreement with Mauritius that would transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. For my people, the Chagossians, the decision was taken without our consent and against our clearly expressed wishes. That is why ...

The US has backed the UK's plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base. President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's deal was the "best he could make", two weeks after branding it "an act of GREAT ...

Four Chagos islanders have landed on one of the Indian Ocean archipelago's atolls to establish what they say will be a permanent settlement, a move they hope will complicate a British plan to transfer the territory to Mauritius.

The U.S. and UK are collaborating to ensure the continued operation of their air base in the Chagos Archipelago, amid past controversies and new diplomatic tensions. Discussions between British PM Keir Starmer and former President Donald Trump underscored the base's strategic significance,

Donald Trump has accused the United Kingdom of “stupidity” over its plan to hand over ownership of the Chagos Islands, including the US air base on Diego Garcia, to Mauritius. “Shockingly, our ‘brilliant’ NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is ...

Britain agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in May 2025 -- a move described by US President Donald Trump as "an act of great stupidity" on Tuesday. The remote Indian Ocean archipelago was bought by Britain in 1965 before Mauritius gained ...

President Trump has launched an extraordinary attack on Labour’s Chagos Islands deal, just hours after the US Government gave its official backing. In a Truth Social post, Mr Trump said Sir Keir Starmer is making an “extraordinary mistake” by entering a 99-year lease over the archipelago's military base.