The island of Diego Garcia, home to one of the most mysterious US military bases, is plagued by controversy and entangled in ...

With diplomacy all but stalled between Washington and Tehran after the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites amid clashes ...

Pope Leo XIV blesses a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary during a meeting at the Vatican Aug. 23, 2025, with refugees and ...

The base at Diego Garcia enables the U.S. to conduct operations in support of regional stability and provide rapid crisis response, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said.

The Pope has described Sir Keir Starmer’s surrender of the Chagos Islands as a “significant victory” that has repaired a ...

Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile, issuing the message during ...

The pontiff met in the Vatican with former residents of Diego Garcia, the island in the Indian Ocean, who were removed in the ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken a strong stance and backed exiled refugees from Chagos, the Indian Ocean archipelago where the ...

The Pope has branded Sir Keir Starmer’s surrender of the Chagos Islands as a “significant victory” that has undone a “grave ...

Pope Leo XIV calls the Chagossians’ exile 'a grave injustice,' urges respect for their right to live in their homeland ...