We do not propose even to go through the form of consulting the wishes of the present inhabitants of the country.” So wrote Lord Balfour as Foreign Secretary in 1919, referring to the views of the ...

"The Maldives’ claim to the Chagos Islands is historic, cultural, economic, and environmental," President Muizzu told Newsweek.

In October 2024, a joint statement from London and Port Louis announced that all but one of the Chagos Islands would be relinquished to Mauritian control. "Following two years of negotiation, this is ...

Diego Garcia is potentially a flashpoint for escalation: Iranian officials have in the past threatened to hit Diego Garcia.

LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has turned his fire on a deal between Britain and Mauritius to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested Indian Ocean archipelago that is home to ...

President Trump is right in opposing the U.K.’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This move has grave ...

On May 22, the United Kingdom signed an agreement with Mauritius that would transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago.

DNA study reveals crocs that lived in the Seychelles represented the westernmost population of saltwater crocodiles, having swam at least 1,800 miles to reach the island.

Chin” Uy Jr. is a sustainable-food entrepreneur based on Negros Island in the Philippines, which recently hosted the global “good food” movement Slow Food’s first-ever regional conference in Asia and ...