UK pauses handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after Trump's opposition

UK has paused its plan to hand over Chagos Islands, hosting the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base, to Mauritius after US President Donald Trump's opposition. The deal, which involves a cost of $136 million to lease back the joint military base, requires Washington's backing. Trump had criticised the deal calling it an "act of total weakness" and "great stupidity".