UK Court Puts Last-Minute Block on a Deal to Hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius LONDON (AP) — A British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, to ...

LONDON — Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base that ...

The British government’s plans to hand control of the strategically significant Chagos Islands to Mauritius are set to be ...

Mauritius and Russia have agreed to strengthen ties, amid fears that the UK was too hasty in deciding to hand over the Chagos ...