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Chagos Islands deal must be ratified to secure Diego Garcia, peers say
The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect” but must be ratified to avoid legal challenges that could threaten UK control of a ...
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How the People of the Chagos Islands Won Back the Right to Return to Their Homelands
After 50 years of struggle, Chagossians won a major victory over the most powerful governments in the world. David Vine This ...
Starmer’s Chagos deal faces new legal challenge
Campaigners launch judicial review to stop Government from signing away islands without consulting Chagossians ...
As US considers attacking Iran from Diego Garcia, will UK need to inform Mauritius in advance?
As the United Kingdom has ceded the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, analysts are divided on whether the terms of the treaty ...
Diego Garcia: Why this remote island is US military's trump card in bombing Iran
Diego Garcia is home to lush vegetation dotted with palm and coconut trees, pristine white sand beaches surrounded by ...
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Sarah Pochin MP told to ‘get help’ by Foreign Secretary David Lammy
THE Foreign Secretary has urged Runcorn’s MP to “get some help” because she is “swallowing conspiracy theories”. Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin asked David Lammy whether the US felt unable to use the UK-US ...
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Chagos Islands deal must be ratified to secure Diego Garcia, peers say | Echo - Southend Echo
The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect” but must be ratified to avoid legal challenges ... but will see Britain lease back the military site on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands. ...
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Chagos Islands deal must be ratified to secure Diego Garcia, peers say
The Chagos Islands deal is “not perfect” but must be ratified to ... the UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year for 99 years in order to lease back the Diego Garcia ...