UK freezes deal to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius
A fallout with President Trump has seen the planned handing over of the islands put on ice. At the center of the debate is the use of a joint UK-US military base.
UK freezes deal to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius
A fallout with President Trump has seen the planned handing over of the islands put on ice. At the center of the debate is the use of a joint UK-US military base. Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.
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UK to hold off on deal ceding Chagos Islands amid US opposition
A bill laying out plans to return the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to the US-UK Diego Garcia base, has been paused.
U.K. puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after U.S. withdraws support
British government acknowledged that legislation to ratify the agreement has run out of time in Parliament
UK forced to shelve Chagos Islands legislation after US dropped support
Officials accept that time has run out to pass law to allow transfer of islands to Mauritius The UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US dropped its support for the agreement. On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks. Continue reading...
Chagos Islands deal pulled by government after Trump brands it 'act of great stupidity'
The government's Chagos Island deal has been pulled after US President Donald Trump branded it an "act of great stupidity".
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