But both accept they must also get the approval of the United States, which operates a military base on the largest of the ...

The UK government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius ... serious threat' to US national security.

Senior members of the Trump team, including Marco Rubio, the incoming secretary of state, and Mike Waltz, White House national security ... of a deal over the Chagos Islands after direct intervent ...

But Trump's team is reported ... Trump’s pick for national security adviser, have both vocally opposed a potential deal. Speaking in the Commons this week, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch branded ...

Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure ... to the facility "would be bad for our national security, and a gift for our adversaries".

Sir Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart have spoken directly for the first time about the Chagos Islands deal ... of the new US president’s senior team are sceptical of it.

Mr Wilkie, head of Trump’s transition team at the Pentagon, which controls US foreign policy, said of Britain’s decision to give the Chagos Islands ... UK and US national security interests.