A High Court injunction has blocked the UK from finalising a sovereignty deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The legal challenge, filed by a Chagossian-born British citizen, raises concerns over lack of consultation. The planned deal would retain the UK-US base on Diego Garcia for 99 years.
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