Chagos Islands
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Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands
Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelagoNigel Far…
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US intelligence agencies disagree with Trump’s opposition to Chagos deal, says Starmer
Downing Street sources say agreement is ‘done deal’ and will not be scuppered by US president’s U-turnUS intel…
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Court backs ruling that UK unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia
British Indian Ocean Territory commissioner’s appeal against decision last year rejected by judges in LondonAp…
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Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China
PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional disput…
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Tuesday briefing: How the UK left 64 asylum seekers stranded on an island in the Indian Ocean
In today’s newsletter: As a judge finds the government unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia, we look at …
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Judge finds UK unlawfully detained Tamils stranded on Diego Garcia
Government could face a huge bill for damages after keeping more than 60 asylum seekers in ‘hellish’ condition…
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Tamils arriving in UK after three years stranded on Diego Garcia speak of relief
Lawyers and campaigners hail removal of 47 people from remote Indian Ocean island as ‘a big day for justice’Do…
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Tamils stranded on Diego Garcia for three years allowed to enter UK
Government drops opposition to case of 64 people, including 16 children, who fled persecution in Sri LankaDoze…
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Migrant workers ‘fear for their safety’ after deaths on Diego Garcia
Workers for US defence contractor KBR concerned after colleagues die on island with no hospital-grade health f…
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Tamil refugees on Diego Garcia win fight against forcible return to Sri Lanka
British territory’s commissioner withdraws decision after supreme court challengeA group of Tamil asylum seeke…
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Britain grants Tamil asylum seekers rescued at sea ‘safe-country’ move
Two people, from group rescued by Royal Navy and held on Diego Garcia, made offer while receiving medical atte…
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Tamil refugees on Chagos Islands fear deportation under Rwanda-type plan
UK government lawyers tell asylum seekers they can return to Sri Lanka or be removed to undisclosed countryTam…
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UK accused of letting refugees make dangerous Indian Ocean boat journeys
MoD personnel escorted refugees away from Diego Garcia in boat with no record of having radio or lifesaving eq…
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Tamil refugees detained by UK on Chagos islands go on hunger strike
The 42 hunger strikers are part of group of 89 Sri Lankans whose boat was intercepted in Indian Ocean by Briti…
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Mauritius measures reef hoping to lay claim on Chagos Islands
Dispute over archipelago in Indian Ocean involves neighbouring Maldives and UK historical claimUnder a glaring…