islands

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Britain indicated Saturday it would shelve plans to hand back the Chagos Islands -- which hosts a strategic US-UK military base -- after US President Donald Trump strongly criticised the deal.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Many of the vessels that cross the strait fly common shipping flags such as those of Panama, the Marshall Islands, and Malta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

La Gomera is the second smallest of Spain's Canary Islands - it's about 50 minutes by ferry from Tenerife, the largest.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Cal State Channel Islands said Caravello’s employment status has not changed and that he remained employed throughout the proceedings, according to the university.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

And America had soldiers and sailors in the Pacific Ocean, in the Philippine Islands, and on the islands of Hawaii.

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