Paris, May 22, 2025 (AFP) - Chagos Islands: international dispute and human drama

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Britain separated the Chagos Islands from its colony Mauritius more than 50 years ago, expelling the entire population to make way for what has become one of the most important US military bases. Britain's 1965 acquisition of the remote Indian Ocean archipelago has been disputed ever since, with the United Nations ruling in 2019 that the UK should hand back the roughly 55 islands and atolls. After British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday s......

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