The UK has reached a historic agreement with Mauritius to hand back sovereignty of the Chagos islands. Ownership of the islands has been contested for decades, not least because it is the site of a strategic UK – US military base. Under the new deal the UK will continue to retain control of the base. Mauritius’s Foreign Minister has called it “a day to remember.” Irem Aksu has more.
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