islands

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A government source said international courts had already considered the question of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and found in favour of Mauritius.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

ExpressVPN is based in the British Virgin Islands, a jurisdiction that does not have mandatory data retention laws and is well outside the Five/Nine/Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Moonshot’s main operations and management are based in Beijing, while its assets are held by a parent registered in the Cayman Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory - are located in the Indian Ocean and the UK has controlled them since the early 19th Century.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Admiral Nimitz and the Navy were getting ready for the first attack on the Gilbert Islands, about 2,000 miles northeast of the Solomons.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac