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Who owns Diego Garcia?
The UK owns Diego Garcia, an island in the Chagos Archipelago, and leases it to the US for a military base. This ownership is central to the story, as the proposed handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, including Diego Garcia, is now on hold due to US security concerns about the base.
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