The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US military base shrouded in secrecy will not be allowed to return

Britain struck a deal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, while keeping control of a strategically important UK-US military base for another century.Under the agreement,

After years of negotiations, the UK is giving up its sovereignty over a cluster of strategically important Indian Ocean islands. The move has led to criticism from Britain's Conservative opposition and some local Indigenous groups.