LONDON — Two women born on the Chagos Islands are seeking to take the British government to court over a proposed deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

Last month, Trump said he would support a deal between Mauritius and Britain over the future of a U.S.-British base in the Chagos Archipelago, a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 ...

Two women born on the Chagos Islands are seeking to take the British government to court over a proposed deal to transfer sovereignty of the disputed Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.