Maldives prepares to lodge case with ICJ over Chagos

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The Maldivian government says it is pursing a formal submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its objection to the deal made by the United Kingdom to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. In May 2025, the UK officially agreed to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, ending over two centuries of British rule, in exchange