UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism

Britain is shelving its plan to hand back the Chagos Islands — which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base — according to a government spokesperson Saturday, following strong opposition from US President Donald Trump. “We have always said we would only proceed with the deal if it has US support” the spokesman said […] The post UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism appeared first on Digital Journal.