US president had recently said that the plan was the best deal Starmer could make
Donald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, warning he was “making a big mis…
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Trump blasts Starmer’s Chagos deal — hours after US backed it ○
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The U.S. president says the military base — subject of a controversial new British lease agreement with Mauritius — may need to be used to head off an attack by Iran.
Do not give away Diego Garcia, Trump tells UK ⊕
The US president says "it will be a blight on our great ally" if the islands are handed over to Mauritius.
'UK doesn't remove migrants but we evict British subjects!' Government evicts Chagos islanders who tried to reclaim territory ○
A small group of Chagossians arrived on the island by boat on Tuesday in a final attempt to reclaim their ancestral land before Labour officially surrenders the territory to Mauritius.
US officially backs Britain’s Chagos Islands deal ○
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The U.S. and Mauritius will hold talks in Port Louis next week.
US says it 'supports' UK Chagos Islands deal ⊕
US Department of State says it supports the UK's decision to 'proceed with its agreement with Mauritius concerning the Chagos archipelago'.
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