UK drops bill to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US opposition - Financial Times
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The UK dropped a bill to transfer Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius due to US opposition.
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The UK government dropped a bill intended to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This decision came after significant opposition from the United States. The proposed handover would have affected the status of Diego Garcia, a strategically vital US military base located on one of the Chagos Islands. The move by the UK means the planned transfer of the archipelago to Mauritius will not proceed at this time, maintaining the current arrangement for the US base.
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