UK Transfers Chagos Islands to Mauritius

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UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News

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UK to hand over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in historic move.

Deal ends decades of often fractious negotiations between the two countries over the islands.

US - UK base will remain on Diego Garcia a key factor enabling the deal to go forward at a time of growing geopolitical rivalries in the region between Western countries, India and China .

The remaining British overseas territories are Anguilla , Bermuda , British Antarctic Territory , British Virgin Islands , Cayman Islands , Gibraltar , Montserrat , Pitcairn , Saint Helena , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , Turks and Caicos Islands.