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UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US Military Base

Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain there a strategic military base that it shares with the United States, in what US President Joe Biden described as a "historic agreement".

International Business Times

UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal securing Diego Garcia military base

The UK agreed on Thursday to renounce sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, but agreed a deal with Mauritius to secure the future of a UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia.

France 24

UK Agrees To Hand Over Chagos Islands To Mauritius

British government transfers Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius, securing U.K.-U.S. military base on Diego Garcia. Agreement aims to strengthen global...

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A timeline of the UK’s history with the Chagos Islands

The UK has agreed to hand the archipelago over to Mauritius after decades of diplomatic dispute

The Guardian - UK

Chagos Islanders have fought a long and determined campaign for right to return

Hopes occasionally soared only to be dashed as legal challenges came and went until a critical judgment in 2019

The Guardian - UK

UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure US base

The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base at Diego Garcia

The Independent UK

James Cleverly condemns Chagos Islands deal - despite being the one who initiated talks

After a barnstorming conference, which catapulted Mr Cleverly to second favourite in the Tory leadership contest, the Chagos Islands news threatens to derail his momentum

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UK gives up last African colony after years of dispute

THE UK has agreed to hand over its last African colony to Mauritius, ending years of dispute.

The National (Scotland)

UK announces landmark deal to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius - minus US military base

Tories attack the deal but US President Joe Biden calls it ‘historic’

Evening Standard

Britain To Give Up Sovereignty Of Chagos Islands To Mauritius

Britain agrees to cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, allowing displaced residents to return while retaining control of Diego Garcia military base. Agreement...

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Diego Garcia row: Truss and Cleverly blamed as Starmer ‘surrenders’ key airbase islands

Blame game takes in James Cleverly and Liz Truss as UK announces decision to hand archipelago back to Mauritius in deal to secure secretive Diego Garcia base

The Independent UK

UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base.

Al Jazeera

Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute

Agreement to hand back UK’s last African colony follows 13 rounds of negotiations and international pressure

The Guardian - UK

Intercontinental Cup: Syria blank India on way to title

HYDERABAD: Syria, the highest ranked team in the tournament at No. 93, justified their billing as they routed defending champions India 3-0 to lift the Intercontinental Cup at the GMC Balayogi stadium on Monday.

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Hafta letters: Gender issues, creamy layer in quota, Kolkata case

Last week’s letters:

The Times of India

Intercontinental Cup: Syria get the better of Mauritius 2-0

HYDERABAD: Mohammad Al Mawas' strike in the 70th minute and an own goal from Louis Brendon Citorah helped Syria defeat Mauritius 2-0 in the Intercontinental Cup match at the Gachibowli Stadium on Friday.

Evening Standard

Tony Blair’s former chief-of-staff Jonathan Powell made special envoy for Chagos Islands sovereignty talks

Key issue for the UK and the US is retaining the military base on the island of Diego Garcia

The Times of India

Intercontinental Cup: India held by 179th-ranked Mauritius in opener

Marquez era begins with a drab draw

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Evening Standard

Tourist murdered in Mauritius had her 'tongue cut out' by Tinder lover

Local police said the man had confessed to the killing

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Mina Rzouki's Beachside Vacation In Mauritius: Sun-Kissed Serenity

Mina Rzouki's captivating Instagram photos from her sun-kissed vacation in Mauritius exude tranquility and joy, inviting viewers to share in the beauty and...

The Conversation

Namibia’s sodomy laws have been overturned – what that means for LGBTIQ+ rights in the country

The Namibian high court recently invalidated the country’s colonial-era “sodomy law”, which had made consensual sexual acts between men a criminal offence. The court declared that the common law offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” were unconstitutional. This ruling follows a separate decision in 2023 where Namibia’s supreme court…

The Conversation

Mauritius’ next growth phase: a new plan is needed as the tax haven era fades

Mauritians will head to the polls by November 2024 and politicians are considering the economic direction of the island country.

Cycling News

'I want it a lot more' - Kim Le Court puts Mauritius on the map

AG Insurance-Soudal's classics leader on representing Mauritius, overachieving and suffering through Paris-Roubaix

The Guardian - UK

Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homeland

Birthplace and parents’ names are being removed from passports and birth certificates as Mauritius stakes claim to the island

Radio France Internationale

Number of African-born millionaires to skyrocket over next decade: report

Africa’s millionaire population is expected to rise by 65 percent within the next 10 years, accordig to the 2024 Africa Wealth Report, published this week.

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