UK puts plan to hand over Chagos Islands on hold after US opposition

The United Kingdom has shelved a plan to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The decision came after the United States, under President Donald Trump, withdrew its support for the deal.

The Chagos archipelago is home to the Diego Garcia military base, which the US leases from the UK. The US reportedly opposed the sovereignty transfer due to strategic concerns about the future of the base. The UK government has now paused the related legislation.