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UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, India welcomes the treaty
The United Kingdom signed an agreement today handing sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The move, the British government said, ensures the future of a US-UK military base that is vital to British security. Under the agreement, the United Kingdom wil...