Trump reportedly considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius
<p>Potential proposal would secure control of Diego Garcia base amid stalled UK plans to cede sovereignty of territory</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> is reportedly weighing a plan to buy the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chagos-islands-uk-mauritius-explainer">Chagos Islands</a> from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mauritius">Mauritius</a> amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory, the Telegraph first <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/07/white-house-plan-chagos-islands/?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first">reported</a>.</p><p>The White House did not respond to the Guardian’s request for comment on the report about the potential plan.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-deal-chagos-islands-mauritius-uk">Continue reading...</a>