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The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...
The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the ...
The deal will transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the UK to Mauritius — though Britain will retain control of the largest of the chain of islands, Diego Garcia, which hosts a ...
Britain has signed a deal with Mauritius to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands while retaining control of the Diego ...
The Indian Ocean archipelago is home to a strategically important naval and bomber base on the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia. Under the agreement, the U.K. will pay Mauritius an average ...