Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at a military headquarters in north-west London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, following a deal on the Chagos Islands. (AP Photo/Thomas ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S.

The Chagos Archipelago constitutes one of the world’s most important and unspoilt natural environments. Far away from centres ...

The United Kingdom has signed an agreement handing over control of the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius, with Westminster saying the deal protects the future of a US-UK military base that is ...

Mauritius is reportedly in “no rush” to secure a Chagos Island deal with the UK before Donald Trump takes office. Officials have told The Telegraph that the Mauritian government is pushing for more ...

The United Kingdom agreed Thursday to return all but one of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of East Africa. In 1965, ...

While neighboring wild reefs experienced bleaching rates as high as 80%, Dr. Nazurally's reefs experienced just as much in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Britain signed an agreement ...