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Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius

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What is the Chagos deal between UK and Mauritius?
The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says the 99-year agreement to lease back Diego Garcia will cost the UK £101m a year,

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What to know about the deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Islands
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The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base
UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base
Britain is set to sign a deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while also securing the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, media reported on Thur...

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UK to sign Chagos deal with Mauritius
Starmer’s Chagos deal given go-ahead as 11th-hour challenge fails
UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands and lease back military base for £101m a year
Harriet Mathews, director general for Africa, the Americas and Overseas Territories at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, told the High Court that the overnight injunction had "caused h...

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UK set to sign Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
UK plan to transfer Chagos Islands goes ahead despite last-minute legal injunction
Britain transfers Chagos Islands to Mauritius after court delay
A ceremony transferring sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was called off at the last moment after the High Court in London granted an injunction to islanders.
New Chagos Islands crisis for Keir Starmer as Mauritius pledges closer ties with Russia
Mauritius and Russia have agreed to strengthen ties, amid fears that the UK was too hasty in deciding to hand over the Chagos Islands.
‘Chagos chaos’ continues as deal is put ‘on hold’
The government has put the much-contested Chagos islands deal ‘on hold’ after outcry from Labour backbenchers. The deal would see sovereignty over the Chagos islands returned to Mauritius, but with the UK and US paying to continue military operations on the islands.
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