Britain retained control of the Chagos Islands after Mauritius gained independence in the 1960s. The US leases the base, a key military hub in the Asia-Pacific. US President Donald Trump signaled ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was inclined to back a deal between Britain and Mauritius over the future of a U.S.-UK military base in the Chagos Islands, in a boost for ...

US President Donald Trump has indicated he would be prepared to back Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The agreement includes a ...

Donald Trump has indicated he would be prepared to back Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The agreement includes a plan to lease back the ...

Donald Trump is set to give his blessing to the UK’s plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - just a day after the Tories urged him to block it. In a major boost for ...

US President Donald Trump has said he is “inclined to go along with” the Prime Minister’s Chagos Islands deal. The UK is in talks with Mauritius about handing over sovereignty of the ...

Trump Says He Is Likely to Accept UK Deal on Chagos Islands By Elizabeth Piper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was inclined to back a deal between Britain and ...

Donald Trump says UK's Chagos Islands talks are 'going to work out very well'. The US President has signalled he could support Labour's £9billion plan to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.