After 50 years of struggle, Chagossians won a major victory over the most powerful governments in the world. David Vine This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important ...

The council has seen its migrant housing bill soar to £18 million after an influx of Chagos Islanders increased existing ...

Mr Tuckwell said many of the Chagossian arrivals have children, and the council had a legal responsibility to find temporary ...

The UK was due to sign over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands earlier today, but an eleventh-hour injunction stalled proceedings as a High Court judge heard challenges from several Chagossians ...

A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to guarantee" the ...

The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814, when they were ceded by France. The archipelago is best known for the military base on Diego Garcia, ...

"The Chagos Islands have been British since 1814. Only Keir Starmer's Labour Party would negotiate a deal where we're paying to give something away," Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said.

Thomas Krych. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at a military headquarters in north-west London, Thursday, May 22, 2025, following a deal on the Chagos Islands.

"The Chagos Islands have been British since 1814. Only Keir Starmer's Labour Party would negotiate a deal where we're paying to give something away," Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said.

Britain first took control of the Chagos Islands in 1814, after it gained authority over the group of islands from the French. In 1965, the UK split the Chagos Islands from Mauritius three years ...