Articles tagged with "US military bases"

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Aerial view of Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos Islands, which hosts a US-UK military base. (NASA)

UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism

Britain has shelved its plan to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after opposition from US President Donald Trump and delays in parliament.

April 11, 2026

Men watch as a US military mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicle moves in a convoy along a highway outside Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on February 23, 2026. (AFP)

US forces to complete withdrawal from Syria within a month: sources

The move comes after Kurdish forces, long backed by Washington in the fight against ISIS group, ceded territory to Damascus and agreed to integrate into the state.

February 23, 2026