Trump reportedly considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius
Potential proposal would secure control of Diego Garcia base amid stalled UK plans to cede sovereignty of territory Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph first reported . The White House did not respond to the Guardian’s request for comment on the report about the potential plan. Continue reading...
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Previous legislation to hand the islands to Mauritius were shelved in April after the US removed its support of the deal. Photograph: NASA Archive/AlamyView image in fullscreenPrevious legislation to hand the islands to Mauritius were shelved in April after the US removed its support of the deal. Photograph: NASA Archive/AlamyDonald TrumpTrump reportedly considers buying Chagos Islands from MauritiusPotential proposal would secure control of Diego Garcia base amid stalled UK plans to cede sovereignty of territoryGloria OladipoSun 7 Jun 2026 15.13 EDTLast modified on Sun 7 Jun 2026 15.14 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump is reportedly weighing a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph…
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