Britain’s government has confirmed that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands ...

Officials from the UK and Mauritius had reportedly been hurrying to finalise the deal before US President-elect Donald Trump ...

The UK plans to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius then lease back the strategically important ...

The prime minister of Mauritius has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s government of trying to fast-track its Chagos Islands deal, ...

Describing Britain’s agreement with the former government as a “sell out”, Ramgoolam told the local L’Express newspaper the ...

Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam criticised the deal and described Britain’s agreement the government before his as a ‘sell out ...

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

Downing Street would not be drawn into saying whether the 99-year lease on the Diego Garcia military base could be shortened ...

Marco Rubio, Trump's pick as secretary of state, has said the deal poses a threat to U.S. security by ceding the archipelago ...

A prospective deal on returning the Chagos islands to Mauritius will ensure the United States maintains its strategic military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Mauritius's prime minister said ...

It comes as Mauritian government sources told The Independent that a final draft of a revised Chagos deal is now on the table ...

Britain will await approval from Donald Trump before signing a controversial deal on relinquishing control of the Chagos ...