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Prime Minister Starmer hands over the Chagos Islands to its former colony, Mauritius. Detail of an illustration featuring the ...

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The UK has agreed to return the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. This marks the culmination of decades-long negotiations and efforts to decolonize the archipelago.

The deal that’s been announced is a rare win-win moment in international relations, with all the relevant actors able to ...

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The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean to ...