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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sylvia Hui

A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know

Britain Chagos Islands - (AP2005)

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean that's home to a strategically important U.S. military base.

But they have been barred from signing it, at least temporarily, by a British judge.

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