The 2000 residents of Diego Garcia were forcibly removed to make way for a giant US military base. Will the Cocos Islands be ...

The base sits on Diego Garcia, "the largest of 55 islands that form the Chagos Archipelago and is known as the 'Footprint of Freedom' for its shape, regional location, and strategic importance ...

The islands have been under British control since 1814, with the U.K. forcibly removing 2,000 residents in the 1960s and ...

Discover the most remote islands in the world which serve as reminders of nature's untouched beauty and the enduring allure ...

Now acting judge of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Supreme Court, Margaret Obi, has ruled that it was unlawful for ...

Mauritius has ‘made a counter proposal’ in the Chagos Islands deal, reportedly demanding £800 million a year and ‘billions of ...

Mauritius Stalls Chagos Islands Deal: Diego Garcia Lease Issue ...

Diego Garcia is the largest island in the Chagos archipelago, a group of more than 60 islands halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. The US has been using the area for defence purposes since 1966 ...

Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the Mauritian government for the Chagos Islands may be about to hit the buffers after the ...

Under the deal, the U.K.-U.S. naval and bomber base on the largest of the islands, Diego Garcia, would remain under U.K. control for at least 99 years. When it made the announcement, Britain’s ...

The BBC gained unprecedented access to the island and the migrant camp there to cover the proceedings. Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Islands, or British Indian Ocean Territory (Biot), an area ...