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Why does everyone want the Chagos Islands? | BBC News
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September 23, 2026
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The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, after US President Donald Trump called it "terrible". It's a group of around 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, and is currently an overseas territory of the UK. One of the islands, called Diego Garcia, is home to a UK-
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