US Republicans fear UK Chagos Islands deal will boost China
WEB22 hours ago · By Emilio Casalicchio. WASHINGTON D.C. — Senior U.S. Republicans attacked the British government for its decision to cede control of the Chagos Islands, warning the move is a coup for Chinese interests. The chairs of both the Senate and House foreign affairs committees warned the deal, struck Thursday, could …
Diego Garcia: what "historic" UK deal means for US's Indian Ocean …
WEB1 day ago · Tom Tugendhat, Britain's former security minister and a leading candidate for Tory leader, said Mauritius was now "free to rent" the Chagos Islands to countries including China, potentially ...
UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC
WEBThe US-UK base will remain on Diego Garcia – a key factor enabling the deal to go forward at a time of growing geopolitical rivalries in the region between Western countries, India, and China.
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEB2 days ago · UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more ...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ... - Associated Press News
WEB2 days ago · LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Thursday it agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base there. British Foreign …
UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands criticised over lack of say for ...
WEB1 day ago · UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius One of the largest islands on the tropical atoll, Diego Garcia, will remain a joint US-UK military base and is expected to remain so for 99 ...
UK’s decision to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands will …
WEB16 hours ago · Joe Barnes in Washington. 04 October 2024 8:08pm BST. Top Republicans have warned that the United Kingdom’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands will boost China. Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s ...
UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius ... - Sky News
WEB2 days ago · The UK will hand over sovereignty of the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute. The deal to transfer the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius includes the tropical atoll ...
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego …
WEB2 days ago · LONDON/PORT LOUIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military ...
UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the ... - The …
WEB19 hours ago · The news has sparked significant debate. ... Mauritius is a country that maintains close ties with China, ... The transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands may raise concerns about strategic ...