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European Jewish News · Sep 23, 2026

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UK: The Government has confirmed it will review its deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US President Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the agreement. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the deal “can’t go ahead without American support”, a day after Trump described it as a “terrible deal” during his meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Under the agreement, Mauritius would gain sovereignty over the islands while Britain retains control of the strategically important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia under a 99-year lease. Join EJN:

UK: The Government has confirmed it will review its deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US President Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the agreement. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the deal “can’t go ahead without American support”, a day after Trump described it as a “terrible deal” during his meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Under the agreement, Mauritius would gain sovereignty over the islands while Britain retains control of the strategically important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia under a 99-year lease. Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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