South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 3 hrs ago
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Trump considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius, Telegraph reports
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The Telegraph reports that the Trump White House is considering a proposal to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, potentially bypassing the UK to gain control of the strategic Diego Garcia base; Reuters could not immediately confirm the claim and official responses were not available.
Trump considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius, Telegraph reports
The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
US officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass the UK and make their own deal to take control of Diego Garcia, the report said.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House and the UK Foreign Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The plan is among several options being drafted by the White House, in a paper aimed at providing...
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