After almost 59 years of controversial existence, the last vestige of the British Empire in the Indian Ocean, the British Indian Ocean Territory, is set to be wound up. On Oct. 3, Britain and ...

The British Island group of Diego Carcia is hidden and a secret to many. However, it’s known for its untouchable beauty and intriguing history. It was British, but Britain is giving this British ...

The United States has applauded a landmark deal between the United Kingdom and Mauritius that secured its continued use of Diego Garcia, a vital British and American joint military outpost in the ...

.io is the country code domain for the Chagos Islands — or the British Indian Ocean Territory — which the UK just agreed to relinquish control of. .io is the country code domain for the Chagos Islands ...

The UK announced on Thursday that it will transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, now ruled as the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius after more than two centuries of control. A joint ...

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LONDON — Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a disputed U.K. territory that is home to a major U.S. military base, the British government said ...

Earlier this month, the United Kingdom set in motion a minor geopolitical change that, thanks to a weird bit of internet cause-and-effect, could force many Silicon Valley companies to rename their ...