The UK has denied claims from the prime minister of Mauritius that it ... that ceding control of the islands could weaken Western influence in the Indian Ocean and strengthen the reach of China.
LONDON/PORT LOUIS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday ... U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Stephen Doughty, a British Foreign Office ...
The Government of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed Thursday to hand over sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Islands to Mauritius after two years of talks to bring ...