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UK to hold off on deal ceding Chagos Islands amid US opposition

A bill laying out plans to return the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to the US-UK Diego Garcia base, has been paused. The United Kingdom is setting aside a bill to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius amid a lack of support from United States President Donald Trump. “We have always said we would only proceed with the deal if it has US support,” a UK government spo... [2725 chars]

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