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Las Palmas Preview Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, a disputed overseas territory of the United Kingdom also claimed by Mauritius. It is a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago. Portuguese sailors under Pedro Mascarenhas were the ...
Jun 10, 2023 · Britain took control of the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is part, from its then colony, Mauritius, in 1965 and went on to evict its population of more than 1,000 people to make way for ...
Feb 17, 2024 · HANDOUT. An image previously sent to the BBC by a migrant shows the housing tents on the island of Diego Garcia. A group of asylum seekers on an isolated British island territory have told UN ...
Diego Garcia has been described as an important strategic base for the US. Earlier this year, two B-52 bombers were sent there for training exercises. In recent decades, US planes have been sent ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Diego Garcia, coral atoll, largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago, in the central Indian Ocean. Administratively, it was a dependency of Mauritius for most of its history, but since 1965 it has been part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
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Jun 10, 2023 · Dozens of Sri Lankan Tamils rescued from a fishing boat near Diego Garcia have been trapped on the island for over a year, seeking asylum in Canada. They face dire conditions, sexual assaults, suicide attempts and no communication with the outside world.
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"Diego Garcia is an island hosting a military base with virtually no civilian population, and is not a suitable location for long-term residence for this group," a spokesperson said in a brief ...
