Diego Garcia: What 'Historic' UK Deal Means for US's Indian Ocean …
WEB22 hours ago — Diego Garcia, the largest in the Chagos group in the central Indian Ocean, is about 1,300 miles northeast of Mauritian capital Port Louis. For half a century, it has been a staging area for major ...
UK retain Diego Garcia military base, but concede sovereignty …
WEB1 day ago — John Hill October 4, 2024. Aerial view of the Diego Garcia, an island in the Chagos archipelago locate din the Indian Ocean. The island is home to a key strategic military base shared between the UK and US militaries. A deal has been struck between the UK and Mauritius that concedes sovereignty over the island to …
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 gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day ago — LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday 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 to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the agreement will secure the ...
A tiny ocean island is home to a restricted US military base. The ...
WEB2 days ago — Fuel tanks sit at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from ...
Diego Garcia: What is on the secretive UK-US island in the Indian Ocean ...
WEB5 days ago — BBC News. Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue waters. But this is no tourist destination. It is ...
UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US …
WEB1 day ago — At the start of talks in 2023, the two sides agreed that the Diego Garcia military base would continue to operate whatever the outcome. In 2016, the UK extended the US lease of the military base ...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US …
WEB1 day ago — The US base on Diego Garcia stays. LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the ...
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The ... - ABC News
WEB1 day ago — October 3, 2024, 3:42 AM. 1:13. LONDON -- The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in ...
Why Diego Garcia Matters for U.S. Goals in the Indo-Pacific
WEBMay 30, 2024 — A dispute over a tiny island in the Indian Ocean presents complications for U.S. goals in the Indo-Pacific. A satellite view of Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands in the Chagos...