Until now, the military has limited itself to a supporting role at the border: surveilling for illegal crossings by ground ...

The Government is negotiating a "long-term lease" for the US and UK to continue operations on the Diego Garcia military base, and is reported to be offering nearly £9 billion. But Trump's team is ...

Donald Trump should reject the United Kingdom's bad deal to transfer its sovereignty over Diego Garcia island to Mauritius. Only China would benefit.

The military base, located on Diego Garcia, the largest of the chain of tropical islands off the tip of India, has supported US military operations from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Those around the president-elect have been critical of the deal due to the implications of the strategically important Diego Garcia military base used by the US and UK. When asked about reports ...

The UK government has said that it will not finalise a deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until the incoming US President-elect Donald Trump administration has had an opportunity to ...

This delay stems from concerns within Trump’s inner circle, particularly regarding the strategic Diego Garcia military base, which is used by both the U.S. and the UK, ITVx reports on Thursday.

Britain struck a deal in October to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control under a 99-year lease of the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the ...

The military base, located on Diego Garcia, the largest of the chain of tropical islands off the tip of India, has supported U.S. military operations from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.

The agreement for the UK to hand over the islands - but maintain a 99-year lease for Diego Garcia military base - was first announced in October, but weeks later the new Mauritian prime minister ...

"When the Americans realise that... Diego Garcia, their most important military base in the world, may effectively be rendered pretty useless, I think the special relationship will be fractured in ...

"When the Americans realise that... Diego Garcia, their most important military base in the world, may effectively be rendered pretty useless, I think the special relationship will be fractured in a ...