UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
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The injunction was the latest legal challenge to the deal brought by members of the Chagossian diaspora who were forcibly removed from the archipelago more than 50 years ago.
The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US defense hub in the Indian Ocean.