Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing U-turn’.

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

A new satellite image showed a buildup of U.S. Air Force assets at Diego Garcia, a strategic American base in the Indian ...

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut ...

In 1965, shortly before granting Mauritius independence, Britain separated the Chagos Islands, renaming them the British Indian Ocean Territory, and paying £3 million to Mauritius. The following ...

A U.S. attack on Iran's key underground nuclear facility would not be a guaranteed success, according to a national security ...

What is there, what aircraft operate from it, and why could it become a critical link in any future conflict in the Middle ...

Iranian missiles have hit a major hospital in southern Israel and struck residential buildings in Tel Aviv, wounding 240 people and causing extensive damage. Israeli Defense Minister Israel ...

Israel's escalating conflict with Iran over its increased nuclear as brought up speculation about the possible use of one of America's powerful weapons in the conflict.

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising ...

Diego Garcia became a territory dependent on Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean that was once a British colony. In 1965, Diego Garcia was separated from Mauritius and included in the ...