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UK shelves Chagos Islands deal after Trump's criticism

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UK shelves Chagos Islands deal after Trump's criticism






The UK has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand back the Chagos Islands, hosting the joint US-UK Diego Garcia military base, to Mauritius, according to British media reports. 

The move follows repeated criticism from US President Donald Trump, who said Britain was “making a big mistake” by transferring sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius in exchange for continued UK and US use of the ba

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