UK Suspends Approval of Chagos Islands Deal Amid US Pressure
A UK minister has revealed that the government has put a deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on hold, following pressure from US President Donald Trump to cancel the agreement.
In a surprising turn of events, a UK minister has announced that the government has suspended the approval of a deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This decision comes amid mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump, who last week implored UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to scrap the proposed agreement.
The Chagos Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, have long been a source of contention between the UK and Mauritius. The islands were detached from Mauritius by the UK in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and the UK has maintained control over the territory ever since.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: Deutsche Welle
