UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn its support for the deal. The British government acknowledged Saturday that legisl...

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