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Trump is right: The UK Chagos deal is an 'act of great stupidity'

The Hill 10 Feb 2026
If the U.K. is so desperate to diminish itself and sell out Chagos's indigenous population, it would be better just to pay the U.S. to take full ownership of the archipelago ....
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Mauritius: Blue Justice Will Be the Real Test of the Chagos Deal

All Africa 09 Feb 2026
Politicking in the US and UK distracts from Chagossians' need to determine their resettlement and role in blue economy governance ....
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The Best Chagos Deal Is No Deal

National Review 09 Feb 2026
The Trump administration should step up political pressure on Starmer to change course ....
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Trump backs Chagos handover deal, says No 10

Business Ghana 07 Feb 2026
The US has backed the UK's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base, Downing Street has told the BBC ... The comments threw into doubt whether the US would continue to support the Chagos deal.
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US Retains Right to ‘Militarily Secure’ Chagos Air Base, Trump Says

The Epoch Times 06 Feb 2026
5 he retained the right to “militarily secure” the U.S.–UK Diego Garcia air base in the Chagos Islands, if future ...
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Trump reverses stance on Britain's Chagos deal following "productive" talks with Starmer

Xinhua 06 Feb 2026
He depicted the joint U.S.-Britain military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago, as a strategic installation in the Indian Ocean of great importance to U.S.
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Chagos Islands bilateral issue with Mauritius, says Britain after objections by Maldives

Anadolu Agency 06 Feb 2026
Britain said Friday that sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is a matter only between the UK and Mauritius, following objections raised by the Maldives ... The Chagos Archipelago, a group of seven ...
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Trump Issues New Diego Garcia Warning Amid US-UK Clash Over Chagos Islands

Newsweek 06 Feb 2026
Why It Matters The dispute centers on a British-backed agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while allowing the United States to continue operating its military base on Diego Garcia under a long-term lease.
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The Chagos deal has cemented Britain's global decline

The Spectator 06 Feb 2026
But yesterday evening, Donald Trump gave the green light for Sir Keir Starmer’s disastrous Chagos Islands deal following ‘productive discussions’ between the two leaders ... The Chagos Islands deal has hammered another nail firmly into the coffin.
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Trump 'close to BACKING Chagos deal again' after desperate plea from Starmer

The Daily Mail 05 Feb 2026
UK sources suggested the US is sounding more positive about the plan to hand the territory to Mauritius - and pay �35billion to lease back Diego Garcia for 99 years ....
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Donald Trump signals US support for Chagos handover deal

BBC News 05 Feb 2026
It comes after the US president suggested last month he could withdraw his support for the deal. .
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