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UK Returns Chagos Islands to Mauritius

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What is the Chagos deal between UK and Mauritius?
The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia - the largest of the islands. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says the 99-year agreement to lease back Diego Garcia will cost the UK £101m a year,

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Chagos Islands: What is the UK-Mauritius deal on archipelago and what's India's stance on it? Explained
Britain transfers Chagos Islands to Mauritius after court delay
UK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-UK air base
Britain is set to sign a deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while also securing the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, media reported on Thur...

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Starmer’s Chagos deal given go-ahead as 11th-hour challenge fails
UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands and lease back military base for £101m a year
Harriet Mathews, director general for Africa, the Americas and Overseas Territories at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, told the High Court that the overnight injunction had "caused h...

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UK set to sign Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
UK plan to transfer Chagos Islands goes ahead despite last-minute legal injunction
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Britain signs multibillion dollar Chagos deal with Mauritius for control of US-UK air base
The multibillion-dollar deal will allow Britain to retain control of the strategically important U.S.-UK air base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, under a 99
UK to Pay Mauritius £101 Million a Year to Use Indian Ocean Base
The UK and Mauritius agreed to a deal regarding the sovereignty of an Indian Ocean archipelago, including control over a key strategic military base in the region, ending a long-running negotiation that had become a point of controversy for British premier Keir Starmer.
Mauritius wants to ride a wealth boom out of its tax haven reputation
Mauritius is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing wealth markets, with its millionaire population projected to double by 2033. Now, the island nation is working to harness the boom — and shed its reputation as a tax haven.
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