UK agrees deal over Chagos Islands despite court action
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he had signed a contentious deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a judge overturned a last-minute legal challenge.
22 May 17:20 · RTE.ie
UK signs deal to hand over control of Chagos islands
The deal involves leasing back a crucial military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands, for 99 years.
22 May 14:18 · Sky News
UK court orders last-minute review of Chagos Islands deal
High Court in London examines UK government's Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, facing last-minute injunction.
22 May 10:21 · The Hindu
UK court gives govt green light to reach Chagos Islands deal
A British court on Thursday paved the way for a government deal on returning the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
22 May 14:00 · theSun
UK Court Lifts Injunction Allowing Deal With Mauritius To Proceed
Britain can conclude a deal with Mauritius on the future of the Chagos Islands on Thursday after a judge at London's High Court overturned an eleventh-hour injunction which had blocked the agreement being signed earlier.
22 May 12:06 · NDTV
Britain hands over control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Despite a last minute injunction after a legal challenge from two Chagossian women, the deal between the UK and Mauritius to transfer the sovereignty of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean has gone ahead on Thursday. The islands are home to a UK-US military base and strategically important.
22 May 19:47 · Africanews
Starmer signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands after 11th-hour legal challenge fails
Sir Keir Starmer has signed a deal to hand the Chagos Island over to Mauritius, which will cost the UK £101 million a year.
22 May 17:15 · LBC
Government banned from signing Chagos Islands deal after High Court injunction
The Government has been temporarily banned from concluding its controversial deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after a High Court judge granted an emergency injunction in the early hours of Thursday morning.
22 May 08:08 · LBC
UK agrees to hand sovereignty of disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Britain on Thursday agreed to transfer sovereignty of the strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius, resolving a long-standing colonial-era dispute. The Indian Ocean archipelago is home to an…
22 May 16:40 · France 24
Keir Starmer set to sign multi-billion pound Chagos deal to hand over islands to Mauritius
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to sign off on the Chagos Islands deal on Thursday after it appeared to be on hold for several weeks due to political difficulties.
22 May 00:04 · LBC
UK hands over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, to lease Diego Garcia for 99 years
Britain will retain control of the strategically important US-UK air base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, under a 99-year lease.
22 May 15:15 · India Today
Britain’s Chagos Islands handover sealed after last-minute legal fight – POLITICO
Morning of legal drama threatened to throw a spanner in the works of Keir Starmer’s plan to seal the controversial territorial deal.
22 May 07:51 · POLITICO
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