# Why does everyone want the Chagos Islands?

https://mins.news/en/video/71208

- BBC News, 2026-09-23 19:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnKcmrKI08g

> The UK is reviewing its agreement to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after US President Donald Trump called it “terrible”. The Indian Ocean group has around 60 islands, including Diego Garcia, where a UK-US military base is located.

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