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Published on May 22, 2025

Britain signs deal to transfer Chagos Islands to Mauritius

LONDON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday signed an agreement transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The deal formally cedes British control of the Chagos Archipelago to the Mauritian government. …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 22, 2025

UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and lease back the military base there for £101m a year, APA reports citing BBC. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves a lease on the base for 99 years "and …

Source: APA - Pending
Published on May 22, 2025

India Welcomes UK's Decision To Hand Over Chagos Islands To Mauritius

New Delhi: India on Thursday welcomed the UK's decision to hand over the sovereignty of Chagos Islands including tropical atoll of Diego Garcia to Mauritius under a historic deal. The UK is giving up the rights of the islands after more than 50 years. …

Source: NDTV - Center-right
Published on May 22, 2025

Starmer signs deal with Mauritius to hand over Chagos Islands

Source: Evening Standard - Center-right
Published on May 22, 2025

UK and Mauritius sign deal to hand over control of islands

The UK has signed a deal to hand over control of the Chagos islands to Mauritius. This follows a High Court judge dismissal of a last-minute legal challenge brought by members of the local Chagos community, who had tried to block it. The largest of the …

Source: TRT World - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 22, 2025

UK to Pay Mauritius £101 Million a Year to Use Military Base

(Bloomberg) -- The UK agreed to cede an Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius while retaining control of a strategic military base on one of the islands, ending a long-running negotiation that had become a point of controversy for British premier Keir …

Source: Mint - Neutral
Published on May 22, 2025

UK signs £100m-a-year deal returning Chagos Island to Mauritius

The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a crucial military base there for £101 million a year. The deal was blocked at the last minute after an injunction was filed at 2:30 Thursday morning. But a High Court …

Source: Channel 4 News - Public Broadcaster
Published on May 22, 2025

UK signs £3.4bn deal to cede sovereignty over Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK has signed a £3.4bn agreement to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after an 11th-hour legal challenge failed. Keir Starmer told a press conference on Thursday afternoon he had signed the deal and that it was “one of the most …

Source: The Guardian - Center-left
Published on May 22, 2025

Britain hands over control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The British government signed a deal on Thursday to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a last-minute injunction following a challenge in court by two Chagossian women was lifted by a judge. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the decision to …

Source: Africanews - Neutral
Published on May 22, 2025

UK signs Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius to secure future of US-UK air base

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking at a press conference on May 22, after signing a deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, under which it retains control of the strategically important US-UK air base on Diego Garcia, the …

Source: The Straits Times - Pro-Government