The dispute continued at the United Nations and in international courts for many years and this agreement was reached following two years of negotiations. Andrew harding has the details. A scattering of tiny islands deep in the Indian Ocean. British, for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The Chagos Islands are all uninhabited, save for one, an important one, diego garcia. It is home to a big and secretive american military base. Today, britain agreed to hand the whole archipelago over to mauritius, but crucially, The Americans will remain in place. This is a very, very important agreement between our countries. Crucially protects the national security interests of the united kingdom and our allies and has been reached in full agreement with the united states retaining the crucial base on diego garcia. Also closes down a potential route for migrants. But some have warned that china could exploit the deal to extend its influence. It is over half a century since the in
Do so on stage with tens of millions of people watching the first time. Vice president harris and donald trump will be faceto face for the first time for a presidential debate in philadelphia. Of course, they would have met had trump attended joe biden s in operation instead of inciting an insurrection. Now, while the stakes couldn t be any higher, the two campaigns are taking very different approaches to getting ready. Vice president harris is staying at a hotel in pittsburgh, huddling with advisers, going through mock debates, preparing for the debate like a prosecutor with interviews, documents, and all kinds of other preparations. Yesterday, she visited a local business and met with voters, antennae, harris and the second settlement visited the u. S. Air force base at pittsburgh international airport, giving a thumbs up to reporters who asked if she was ready for tuesday s debate. Now, trump on the other hand is publicly dismissing the very idea of debate prep. Instead, what we hav
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