Tag: Chagos Islands

Monday, September 28th 2026 - 07:51 UTC
The Telegraph links the Chagos deal to Argentina's Falklands campaign

An opinion column published on Sunday in the British newspaper The Telegraph argues that the decision to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius served as a signal of weakness that encouraged claims over other British overseas territories, among them the Falklands. The piece, by journalist Daniel Johnson, is an argument of opinion rather than a report of new facts.
Monday, September 28th 2026 - 06:01 UTC
Britain has just received a painful reminder that nobody respects weakness

By Daniel Hannan (*)

As the Chagos humiliation shows, the Foreign Office’s slavish adoration of international courts has got us nowhere. What has all our imagined soft power brought us? For all our performative internationalism, we find ourselves friendless.
Monday, June 8th 2026 - 23:01 UTC
Trump interested in buying Chagos Islands with the strategic Diego Garcia air base

The US president Donald Trump is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph reported over the weekend.
Saturday, March 21st 2026 - 10:54 UTC
London condemns Iranian attack on Diego Garcia, confirms RAF defending the base

Britain's Ministry of Defence condemned on Saturday the launch of two Iranian intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Neither projectile struck the installation.
Thursday, February 26th 2026 - 13:38 UTC
UK government says “no pause” in the Chagos Islands ratification process in Parliament

The UK Parliament is in the process of ratifying to turn control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but there has been some confusion following different government officials statements.
Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 11:21 UTC
Why the Chagos Islands are strategically vital to US and UK military operations

The Chagos Archipelago is of major military significance as it hosts the strategically located Diego Garcia base.
Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 11:17 UTC
US/UK controversy as Trump describes handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a ‘great stupidity’

The UK Ministry of Defense has said, “it will never compromise on our national security,” after US president Donald Trump condemned London’s “great stupidity” for handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Under the agreement UK is allowed to keep control of the Diego Garcia military base while agreeing to hand the islands to Mauritius.
Monday, August 25th 2025 - 22:38 UTC
Pope Leo XIV “wholehearted” support for the Chagos Refugees Group

In a meeting with members of the Chagos Refugees Group, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “wholehearted” encouragement for the group’s actions – following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Pope Francis.
Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 19:52 UTC
Falkland Islands reaffirm right to self-determination amid Chagos sovereignty talks

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly issued a public statement on Thursday acknowledging the UK Government’s recent decision to move forward with a sovereignty transfer of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. The Assembly welcomed reassurances that the Falklands’ status remains unaffected.
Tuesday, February 4th 2025 - 05:30 UTC
Falklands: Friends of the British Overseas Territories planning to visit the Islands and discuss Chagos

Friends of the British Overseas Territories, FOTBOT, plan to visit the Falkland Islands this month with Parliamentary Adviser, Baroness Foster., together with the charity’s CEO Philip Smith.The former First Minister of Northern Ireland, Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee is a House of Lords Parliamentary Adviser to FOTBOT.