The 2000 residents of Diego Garcia were forcibly removed to make way for a giant US military base. Will the Cocos Islands be ...

The base sits on Diego Garcia, "the largest of 55 islands that form the Chagos Archipelago and is known as the 'Footprint of Freedom' for its shape, regional location, and strategic importance ...

Diego Garcia is one of more than a dozen strategic outposts deemed vital to global security by contesting alliances. The main ...

New governments in the United States and Mauritius mean Keir Starmer must rethink his Chagos Islands deal or risk making an ...

Mauritius has ‘made a counter proposal’ in the Chagos Islands deal, reportedly demanding £800 million a year and ‘billions of ...

Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the Mauritian government for the Chagos Islands may be about to hit the buffers after the ...

Foreign Secretary says ‘it takes two sides to get there’ when questioned on proposed pact that would see Britain give islands ...

A group of more than 60 asylum seekers were unlawfully detained by the UK on the remote island of Diego Garcia, a judge has ruled. The asylum seekers, who are Sri Lankan Tamils, arrived at the ...

The BBC gained unprecedented access to the island and the migrant camp there to cover the proceedings. Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Islands, or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), an area ...

Speaking in the Commons after visiting Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he met allies of the incoming president ...

Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago, houses a US-UK military base - HO/US Navy/REUTERS The Chagos Islands had been interpreted by the US and UK to be exempt, in part because ...

British media is reporting that the Republic of Mauritius has submitted changes to a proposed deal over the future of the Chagos Islands ... a 99-year lease over Diego Garcia, home to a major ...