Donald Trump has called the plan to transfer sovereignty ‘stupid’ and linked it to his own push to acquire Greenland

Il caso delle isole Chagos, arcipelago nel bel mezzo dell'Oceano Indiano, agita le acque tra Washington e Londra. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti ...

US president says on social media that Britain’s decision to cede islands to Mauritius is ‘act of total weakness’

Donald Trump califica de "gran estupidez" que el Gobierno británico entregue la soberanía de las islas Chagos a Mauricio

The US president has appeared to change his view on the deal

LONDON: The UK government said on Tuesday its deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “secures” the future of a key US-UK military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, after…

Donald Trump has called the plan to transfer sovereignty ‘stupid’ and linked it to his own push to acquire Greenland

Il tycoon critica la cessione delle isole con base militare USA mentre infuria la disputa sulla Groenlandia

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe UK government has responded to criticism…

The US president says it is "another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired".

PM’s spokesperson insists government’s position is unchanged and that the US still supports the deal

Ministers say the deal is necessary because international court rulings on Mauritian sovereignty had threatened the future of the base.

London had secured the right to maintain a major joint military base with the US on Diego Garcia. Washington, which in May had called the Indian Ocean archipelago's transfer to…