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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Albert Toth

What’s next for the Falklands and other British overseas territories after Chagos deal?

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The UK has handed sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades of negotiations. The Indian Ocean archipelago had been a British island territory for over half a century, and now returns to neighbouring Mauritius.

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