As the Gaza Freedom Flotilla approached Palestinian waters, a British spy flight took off from a British military base on ...

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The United Kingdom has officially transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius but the UK retains control of the strategically vital US-UK military base on Diego Garcia through a 99 ...

Under the deal, the East African nation gains control of the Chagos Archipelago from the UK, allowing the US and UK to continue operating a strategically important Diego Garcia military base for ...

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre) gives a press conference after signing a deal to secure the military base on Diego Garcia at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, May 22 ...

As we reported earlier, today's deal gives Mauritius control over the Chagos Islands and allows them to resettle the land - although not Diego Garcia, home to the UK-US military base. In an ...

At around the same time, we learn the lease of the Diego Garcia military base will cost an average of £101m per year to lease, with other costs agreed as well 17:00 BST: Healey gives a statement ...

Under the terms of the agreement Mauritius would gain sovereignty of the islands from the UK, but allow the US and UK to continue operating a military base on one of the islands, Diego Garcia ...

Starmer said the deal to secure the U.K.-U.S. military base in Diego Garcia — to be leased for more than $100 million a year — is vital for Britain's defense, intelligence and national security.

It means Britain will give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean territory and lease back the vital UK-US Diego Garcia military base - at a cost of billions of pounds to the taxpayer. In a news ...