The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...

Britain separated the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 before it became independent in 1968. A leaked internal Foreign ...

Mauritius deal to turn over the archipelago shores up Western influence in the Indian Ocean as China tries to increase its ...

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Starmer said the deal to secure the U.K.-U.S. military base in Diego Garcia — to be leased for more than $100 million a year — is vital for Britain's defense, intelligence and national security.

The long-term agreement secures future of joint UK-US military base at Diego Garcia. Long-term agreement secures future of joint UK-US military base ...

Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in the UK's national interest.

After Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, the United States has deployed heavy, nuclear-capable bombers in Guam to beef up the ...

Net overall cost of securing Diego Garcia military base for next 99 years is $4.5B, says Keir Starmer - Anadolu Ajansı ...

A British court has blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, hours hours before the agreement was due to be signed ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.