Loss of US Backing Forces Delay in Chagos Islands Transfer
London says it still supports the agreement in principle, but the legislation is being shelved because strategic support from Washington is no longer clear.
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London says it still supports the agreement in principle, but the legislation is being shelved because strategic support from Washington is no longer clear. Add one supporting fact from the article.
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- London says it still supports the agreement in principle, but the legislation is being shelved because strategic support from Washington is no longer clear.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced another tense round of questions from senators over the Iran war, military spending, and the legal basis for the conflict.
- EU officials travelled to Budapest for early talks with Hungary's incoming leadership after Viktor Orban's political defeat.
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