The Manhattan Mercury2h
UK says satellite system key to Chagos US base deal
Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to ...
Ministers' claim that satellite communications would be hit if UK doesn't hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius is branded 'total fiction'
Under intense fire at PMQs yesterday, Keir Starmer made a veiled reference to 'national security' issues being behind the ...
Rubio warns of China’s “malign influence” in deal that threatens vital US base
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned his British counterpart to beware of China’s “malign influence” in a veiled ...
The Diplomat15d
The Mauritius-UK Chagos Agreement Is a Good Deal for the US
Luquin. Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their long-running dispute over the Chagos Archipelago in the central ...
The Daily Telegraph18d
Priti Patel: Starmer has put up the white flag of surrender over Chagos – his deal is an epic failure
There are good reasons to worry about China and the Chagos Archipelago, when you look at ... but Dame Priti takes a glass-half-full view, saying: “This is an invigorating time for conservatism ...
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US: Aerial Views Capture Lava Vents and Vital Research at Halemaʻumaʻu
Is It Enough? Donald Trump inauguration: Kenya's President William Ruto among African leaders not invited This idyllic archipelago has been voted one of the top travel destinations of the year ...
The Hamilton Spectator20d
Mysterious airstrip appears on a Yemeni island as Houthi rebel attacks threaten region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote island in Yemen is nearing completion, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show, one of several ...
Euronews21d
UK delays Chagos Island deal with Mauritius until Trump administration is consulted
The UK took control of the Chagos Islands, which it called the British Indian Ocean Territory, from its then-colony Mauritius in 1965 — three years before the archipelago gained independence.
The Independent21d
Watch aerial view of California wildfires as flames continue to rage
Watch again an aerial view of the California wildfires on Saturday (11 January) as the deadly blazes continue to rage. Officials continue to battle the stubborn blazes eating up more than 35,000 ...
Military.com21d
UK Says a Deal on the Chagos Islands Won't Be Finalized until Trump Is Consulted
Britain split the islands away from Mauritius, a former British colony, in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Sky21d
With Donald Trump's inauguration imminent, the Chagos deal appears to be on ice
as the latest twist in the Chagos deal unfolds. On a day when we expected the Mauritian government to rubber stamp the plans to take over sovereignty of the archipelago from the UK, any agreement ...
Times Union21d
UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won't be finalized until Trump is consulted
Britain split the islands away from Mauritius, a former British colony, in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory.