Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands
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LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has called Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an "act of total weakness", putting the agreement back into the spotlight eight months after it was signed.
Britain agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in May 2025 -- a move described by US President Donald Trump as "an act of great stupidity" on Tuesday. - Islands returned - Britain signed a deal with Mauritius in May 2025 to return the islands,
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The announcement was the latest head-spinning twist in his effort to seize Greenland from Denmark despite Danish and Greenlandic objections that the island is not for sale.