The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

Mauritius is pushing the UK for sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and billions of dollars, but the US could scupper its plans, reports Seán Carey.

Most Americans have at least a passing awareness that the United States controls a slice of land in Cuba called Guantanamo ...

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 ...

A legal challenge demanding the UK Government consult Chagossians before transferring sovereignty of their homeland has ...

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut off food and medical supplies to the islands. Finally, they deported the ...

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.

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

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 ...