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An aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands. A U.K. government plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and retain control of the joint U.S.-U.K. military base of Diego Garcia through a lease has been put on hold.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2026
U.K. government shelves Chagos Islands plan opposed by Trump
The plan involves handing over the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius while retaining control of the joint U.S.-U.K. military base of Diego Garcia through a lease.
Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago, is the site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
WORLD
Mar 22, 2026
Targeting Diego Garcia base, Iran sends message about capabilities
Until now, most had believed Iran ¡ª under U.S.-Israeli bombardment since Feb. 28 ¡ªwas unable to strike at such distances.
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have reversed his position on a proposed deal over the fate of the Chagos Islands, calling it a "big mistake" on Wednesday, just weeks after saying the agreement was the "best" arrangement.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2026
In new flip, Trump attacks U.K. on base deal as U.S. mulls Iran attack
Under a proposed agreement, Britain would return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and instead pay to lease the strategic joint U.S.-U.K. base at Diego Garcia for a century.
The island of Diego Garcia. British ministers are trying to establish whether the U.S. administration intends to veto a deal with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, according to a person familiar with the matter.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2026
U.K. examines whether Trump can derail Chagos deal after U.S. reversal
The U.S. president supported the agreement last year, but last week called it an ¡°act of total weakness¡± and ¡°great stupidity.¡±
Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean at the center of a controversy over sovereignty
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Trump flips position to attack U.K.¡¯s Starmer over Chagos deal
In a post on Truth Social, the president cited Britain¡¯s decision to return sovereignty of Diego Garcia to Mauritius as a reason for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
Prime Minister of Mauritius and candidate for the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) Pravind Jugnauth (C) is surrounded by supporters during a campaign rally in Mahebourg on Oct. 20.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2024
Dynasties battle to lead Mauritius with democracy out of favor
Members of just three families have led the Indian Ocean archipelago since it gained independence from Britain in 1968.
Raymonde Desiree, a member of the Chagossian community living in Crawley, south of London.
WORLD / Society
Oct 5, 2024
Chagos diaspora angry at lack of input on islands¡¯ fate
Britain will transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and many Chagossians are angry that they were not given a say in the islands¡¯ fate.
Diego Garcia ¡ª the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago and the site of a major military base used by Britain and the United States ¡ª is seen in this undated image the U.S. Navy provided.
WORLD
Oct 4, 2024
U.K. cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius and keeps air base
Britain¡¯s deal also could pave the way for people displaced decades ago to return home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2020
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage to the Indian Ocean island¡¯s most pristine beaches after a Japanese-owned bulk carrier leaked an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2020
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship¡¯s oil spill
Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded Japanese ship onto their pristine Indian Ocean beaches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2018
World Court weighs U.K. claim to Chagos Islands, site of key U.S. base, in Indian Ocean
The legality of Britain¡¯s claim to the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, which house a major U.S. military base, will be considered by the International Court of Justice on Monday when it starts a week of hearings.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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