islands

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UK Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty has said the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is a matter for Britain and Mauritius, not the Maldives.

From BBC • 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 nation of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean is asserting sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and is threatening international legal action to press its claim.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Virgin Islands and 12 cities and counties filed a lawsuit against the EPA, joining nearly 20 other organizations.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Whatever their reasons, they took their considerable earnings, loaded up with provisions in the Paradise Islands off the coast of Oxscini, and set a course for the blue and boundless west.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee