Trump slams UK over Mauritius islands deal
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After capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and repeatedly threatening to take control of Greenland, US President Donald Trump has now set his sights on a new target: the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U.S. military base. The Chagos Islands are an archipelago in ...
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Britain transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, securing a 99-year lease for the crucial US military base on Diego Garcia. This move, despite criticism from former US President Trump,
The announcement was the latest head-spinning twist in his effort to seize Greenland from Denmark despite Danish and Greenlandic objections that the island is not for sale.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused U.S. President Donald Trump of going back on his support for the decision to hand sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and said that the sharp criticism from the White House was linked to its pressure campaign over the Greenland dispute.