The Mauritian flag has been raised for the first time on the Chagos Islands, an Indian Ocean archipelago controlled by Britain but claimed by Mauritius. Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth described it ...

Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was quoted as saying that the flag-raising was "a very emotional moment and a very historic time for us, because we are able to rule in our own territory".

THE Mauritian flag was raised for first time on the British-occupied Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean today in a ceremony led by the country’s ambassador to the United Nations. A pre-recorded ...

A flag was also raised on Salomon, a separate atoll. Three UN bodies have ruled that the archipelago - more than 5,000 miles away from the UK - is part of Britain's old empire and should be handed ...

Watch the Mauritian flag being raised for the first time on the Chagos Islands The Mauritian flag has been raised for the first time on the Chagos Islands, an Indian Ocean archipelago controlled ...