This was done to make way for the leasing of Diego Garcia, the largest island in the 50-island archipelago ... as well as providing a “dark site” where the CIA detained and tortured people ...

The US newspaper New York Times has announced that it stands by its report that Israel intends to attack Iran, in order to hinder the negotiations between the US and Iran regarding the enrichment of ...

2025 by Planet Labs PBC shows six American B-2 bomber planes on the tarmac of Mauritius' US military base on Diego Garcia island as well as 6 logistical Stratotanker aircrafts for in-flight refueling.

Diego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The islands were once part of colonised Mauritius and controlled by Britain after Mauritius gained independence in ...

Under the deal, although Mauritius will control Diego Garcia, it will not be allowed to resettle the island. Bernadette Dugasse is one of two Chagossian women, born on Diego Garcia, who brought a ...

it also appears to entrench their exile from Diego Garcia, the largest island," said Clive Baldwin of the New York-based rights group. The group described the forcible displacement of the "entire ...

Several American fighter jets have been deployed to a secretive UK-US base in the Indian Ocean to protect assets there, according to reports. Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands which the UK ...

A Chinese commercial satellite company has released an image of U.S. aircraft at the Diego Garcia air base, amid tensions between Washington and Tehran over nuclear negotiations. Newsweek has reached ...

The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to Mauritius (and to the Chinese fishing fleet). The final obstacle to the agreement was ...

Diego Garcia, the largest island in the archipelago, was separated from Mauritius along with the rest of the Chagos Islands in 1965 and now houses a US military base The Chagos Archipelago was ...

One of the largest islands, Diego Garcia, was leased for 100 years for 9 billion pounds ($12 billion). The island is home to a strategic U.S. and British military base, so there have been concerns ...