Zeitgeisty AphorismsMay 4
You can easily go from #Pentagon to #Chagos but you will not come back from #Chagos to #Pentagon.
Show threadNaveedMay 2
This turn has included lobbying support from the #UK, which had controlled #Chagos as an Indian Ocean territory since the years of colonial rule but has conceded to cede it to #Mauritius after the ICJ in 2019 issued an advisory opinion that recognizes Mauritius' sovereignty.
Show threadNaveedMay 2
This diplomatic flash point has surfaced in the wake of Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu raising the ante soon after his late 2023 election to mount a campaign to claim #Chagos as part of his island nation's territory.
Italian News by RSSApr 14

Agenzia Nova: Regno Unito: sottosegretario Doughty, trattato Chagos impossibile da concordare senza Usa

14 apr 14:50 - (Agenzia Nova) - Il trattato per la cessione delle Isole Chagos a Mauritius e' diventato "impossibile da concordare a livello... (Rel)

United Kingdom: Undersecretary Doughty, Chagos deal impossible to agree without the US

Apr 14 14:50 - (Agenzia Nova) - The agreement for the cession of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has become "impossible to agree on at the level... (Rel)"

#UnitedKingdom #Doughty #Chagos #AgenziaNova #theChagosIslands #Mauritius

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69de38c7c5b767.01492600/7276453/2026-04-14/regno-unito-sottosegretario-doughty-trattato-chagos-impossibile-da-concordare-senza-usa

Joe NoonanApr 14
And the Winner is .... "The UK had two objectives, one was to comply with international law, the other was to reinforce the relationship with the United States." #Chagos

UK has 'no choice' but to shel...
Political Cartoon GalleryApr 13
Brighty @Brighti on #CHAGOS #KeirStarmer @TheSun – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
AndyApr 11
#Trump #DonaldTrump #USA #UK #News #Politics #USPol #Media #NATO #Chagos #America #PM #UnitedKingdom #Britain #US #MAGA #Republican #Republicans #Newspaper #TheIndependent #English #KeirStarmer #PrimeMinister #Labour
You’re not the only one Starmer…
Show threadEdmundo VentoleraApr 11
@rashmee The Tories are better at opposition than they were at government. #Chagos
In opposition only their good ideas survive.
In government they would have had us at war bombing civilians, threatening to destroy a persecuted society and paying homage to Donald.
nicomo-warsaw.bsky.socialMar 23
Nothing hit the #Chagos Islands... seems dubious almost as if someone tried to get the Brits / Europe involved in a war they didn't start.

MASSIVE Damage In Israel After...
MASSIVE Damage In Israel After Iran Strikes Near Nuke Facility

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Amateur HumanMar 22
I wonder what level of certainty there is that the #Iran #ICBMs fired at #chagos were actually fired by Iran...? 🤔