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

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Well, that didn’t last long. Plans for the UK to hand back the Chagos Islands have just been paused. 🇬🇧

The big reason? Reported pushback from the US.

The remote islands are home to a major joint military base. A bill to return them to Mauritius has now been shelved.

It’s a decades-long dispute with another twist.

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