Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in the UK's national interest.

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and ...

But Prime Minister Starmer underscored the significance of being able to lease back the island where the key military base is located. At U.K. military headquarters in Northwood, near London ...

Analysts warn that developments in the Second Island Chain - which has seen increased manoeuvring from Washington and Beijing ...

Mauritius deal to turn over the archipelago shores up Western influence in the Indian Ocean as China tries to increase its ...

Mauritius wins sovereignty over Chagos Islands from UK, leasing Diego Garcia naval base, amid political and legal battles.

A U.S. Navy flight officer has taken command of Guam’s three major military bases and regional installations, as the island ...

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s efforts to strengthen Alaska’s military system and reopen the naval base on a remote Aleutian Island ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali, civil society and military ...

A 2024 satellite photo shows four end-to-end volcanoes perfectly spaced out along the Russian island of Simushir. One of these peaks was the site of a surprise eruption that temporarily cooled the ...