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Mauritian PM Navin Ramgoolam announced on Wednesday that nearly £500 million in payments under the terms of the deal to gain ...
The Chagos Islands, which form part of the British Indian ... this treaty and assist the indigenous return under the British flag. We are proud to be British and wish to remain British.” ...
Officials planted the red, blue, yellow and green flag of Mauritius on the Peros Banhos atoll in the Chagos Islands, whose residents were expelled by Britain half a century ago to make way for a U ...
The Chagos Islands comprise a remote chain of over 60 ... process and uniting all Mauritians under a single sovereign flag. India has welcomed the treaty signed between Mauritius and the United ...
A Union Jack once always caught the sun somewhere around the globe. But now that will no longer be the case, after a court ruling about an island that is critical to the Five Eyes alliance.
And in many ways it's a lot like the Falklands, which is why there's a flag ... keep the Chagos. What we didn't say was the Americans had their beady eye on Diego Garcia, the largest island ...
In a tatty office in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, Olivier Bancoult points to the tricolour flag on the wall. It is that of the Chagos Islands, the largest of which, Diego Garcia ...
The British government has handed control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the controversial move survived an eleventh-hour legal challenge and months of criticism ...
But until that time comes, he's happy to be representing the Chagos Islands between the goal posts. "I have a goalkeeper's glove that has the flag on it and every time I play I feel great wearing ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Conservative leadership rivals are hoping to use Britain’s decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to ...
The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of British administration. The deal includes a £101 million annual payment to lease the base for 99 years, ...
London (CNN) — The British government’s plans to hand control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius are set to be signed off on Thursday, after an 11th-hour legal ...