Opinion: How the US could lose its Diego Garcia military base to China

After the loss of Bagram air base in Afghanistan, Diego Garcia is a critical lifeline for the American military in the region ...
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United Kingdom abandons its colony of the Chagos Islands, but maintains the Diego Garcia airbase, which gives the key to the Indian Ocean to the USA

The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to ...
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The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base

LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S.
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Chagos Islands deal will see Mauritius ‘receive £35bn over 99 years’

A deal to keep the UK-US military base running in the Chagos Archipelago is projected to see £34.7 billion handed to Mauritius over the next 99 years. Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti ...
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Sliteye shark discovered in remote Indian Ocean -- First-ever sighting in Chagos Archipelago

The sliteye shark has been recorded for the first time on the Great Chagos Bank, the world’s largest coral atoll structure—marking a major advance in understanding the geographic range of this ...
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The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia. LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos ...