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MPs and military figures urge Trump to intervene and block Starmer’s Chagos deal

Labour MPs vote to push through Chagos Islands deal but questions raised over legal case as defence secretary John Healey finally reveals details

The Independent UK

Chagos deal plan clears first Commons hurdle

Defence minister Luke Pollard insisted the draft new law would see off a legal “threat” to the UK-US military base in the archipelago.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer reported to ICC for 'crimes against humanity' over Chagos Islands deal

KEIR Starmer has been accused of crimes against humanity and reported to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the Chagos Islands deal.

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Chagos deal cost is ‘going rate for best defensive real estate’, says ex-FO boss

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

Evening Standard

Chagos Islands deal must be ratified to secure Diego Garcia, peers say

Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement is rubber-stamped, peers said

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel-Iran war

Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending allies

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

Different claims have been made as to whether or not China supports the deal between the UK and Mauritius.

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Keir Starmer Under Fire as Chagos Islands Deal Slammed by UN Experts

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Chagossians want sovereignty deal to go ahead, says Mauritius legal adviser

A panel of UN experts urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to abandon the agreement reached with Mauritius last month and negotiate a new one.

Evening Standard

UK should renegotiate Chagos Islands deal to allow islanders to return, UN argues

Chagossians were expelled from the islands between 1965 and 1973 to make way for a joint UK-US base

Evening Standard

United Nations experts call for Starmer’s Chagos deal to be suspended

The Chagos deal with Mauritius fails to guarantee rights of Chagossans, UN experts say

The Independent UK

British Chagossians accuse UK government of betrayal over sovereignty deal

Bertrice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse won a brief victory in bid to stop transfer of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The Guardian - UK

Chagos islanders fear they will never get to go home after UK’s Mauritius deal

Displaced islanders watched in despair Thursday as the government announced it was formally transferring the Chagos Islands’ sovereignty to Mauritius

The Independent UK

Minister defends ‘good value’ Chagos deal as Badenoch says Trump ‘laughing’

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard faced questions about the Government’s estimation of the full cost.

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International Business Times UK

UK Returns Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Landmark Deal—But Resettlement Questions Remain

Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasised the base's critical role in national security and intelligence operations.

Euronews

UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-minute legal delay

Under the agreement, the UK will pay Mauritius €120 million each year to lease back their military base for at least 99 years.

The Independent UK

Starmer signs deal with Mauritius to hand over Chagos Islands

The agreement involves leasing back a crucial military base on Diego Garcia.

The Independent UK

A deal on the disputed Chagos Islands faces more hurdles. Here's what to know

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands but have been barred from signing it by a British judge

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Al Jazeera

UK signs deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius

British PM Keir Starmer hails deal, which allows UK to retain control of strategic UK-US airbase, as ‘absolutely vital’.

The Independent UK

New photos show Pentagon continuing mysterious buildup in the wake of Trump’s latest threats against Iran

Almost a third of the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of B-2 Spirit bombers have been sighted at a strategic Chagos Islands outpost as tensions rise in the Middle East

Evening Standard

Government declines to put date on when Chagos Islands deal will be agreed

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty was responding to an urgent question in the Commons.

The Independent UK

The US deployment of B-2 bombers near the Mideast by the numbers

Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press show the deployment of at least six nuclear-capable B-2 bombers to Camp Thunder Bay on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean

The Fashion Central

Labour’s ‘Surrender’ of Chagos Islands Sparks Furious Legal Battle – Outrage Grows!

Labour’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has sparked yet another legal battle, with two British women born on Diego Garcia.

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘running out of excuses’ as legal case for handing over Chagos Islands unravels

Exclusive: Opposition MPs hope that the unravelling of a major part of the legal case to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could persuade Donald Trump to veto the deal at the last minute

Euronews

Chagossians seek legal action against UK over sovereignty deal

Britain intends to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining a key UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia.

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