Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire
For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located ...
UK’s £9bn Chagos Islands deal is ‘reparations’, say Mauritian politicians
Senior politicians in Mauritius have described the £9 billion Britain is expected to pay to hand over the Chagos Islands as ...
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Austin Bay: Diego Garcia: The American nowhere vexing China and Iran
The island hosts an American super-strategic airbase (meaning it easily handles heavy bombers and air tankers that can refuel ...
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Wildfire on remote French island threatens wildlife and climate research station
Amsterdam Island – part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean – has seen more than half its territory ...
Africa's most beautiful island that's 'better than the Maldives' and 30C in February
Bazaruto, Mozambique's untouched paradise, rivals the Maldives with its white sands, turquoise waters, and 30C heat in ...
Chagos Islands judge is ex-China official who backed Putin's attack on Ukraine
The archipelago is home to a joint US-UK military base, a strategically important military asset in the Indian Ocean.
Britain denies reports it will pay more to finalise Chagos Islands deal
A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to ...