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UK High Court clears deal to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Chagos Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Africa and Indonesia. Pictures From History/Universal - Pictures from History

An agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom back to Mauritius has been cleared by a British court, after being blocked by a last-minute injunction, prompted by a legal challenge from exiled islanders.

The UK-Mauritius deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands has been dramatically revived after a British court lifted an injunction that had threatened to derail the deal at the last minute.

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