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Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, a disputed overseas territory of the United Kingdom also claimed by Mauritius. It is a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago.
Jun 10, 2023 · Early one morning in October 2021, a fishing boat was spotted struggling near the island of Diego Garcia. The vessel immediately attracted the attention of the island's authorities - the...
Jun 13, 2024 · Diego Garcia, coral atoll, largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago, in the central Indian Ocean. Administratively, it was a dependency of Mauritius for most of its history, but since 1965 it has been part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
May 30, 2024 · A dispute over a tiny island in the Indian Ocean presents complications for U.S. goals in the Indo-Pacific. A satellite view of Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands in the Chagos...
Jun 10, 2023 · Early one morning in October 2021, a fishing boat was spotted struggling near the island of Diego Garcia. The vessel immediately attracted the attention of the island's authorities - the...
Mar 9, 2019 · Diego Garcia has helped to launch two invasions of Iraq, served as a vital landing spot for bombers that fly missions across Asia, including over the South China Sea, and has been linked to US...
Sep 1, 2019 · Diego Garcia is a tropical island, with white sands and coconut forests, surrounded by azure seas. It is home to turtles, giant migrating birds and the coconut crab – the largest land-based...
Feb 17, 2024 · Inspectors from the UN's refugee agency visited Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to check on their welfare. A draft report says that conditions there amounted to arbitrary detention. The...
Jan 19, 2024 · The first group of Tamils landed on Diego Garcia in October 2021 after their boat ran into trouble while trying to sail to Canada, according to migrants and officials. The island is located...
Sep 2, 2019 · In 1966, the UK leased the US the remote, 17-square-mile Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. Diego Garcia is now a key US military base, and it is used as a launchpad for the Air Force.
