Far from historical oddities, Britain’s crown dependencies and overseas territories make an important contribution to the United Kingdom – and Brexit provides an opportunity to unleash even more of ...

The UK has handed sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after decades of negotiations. The Indian Ocean archipelago had been a British island territory for over half a century, and now ...

The UK and Overseas Territories reaffirm the importance of respecting and promoting the right of self-determination for the peoples of the Territories, and “recognize that threats to the Overseas ...

The Duke of Cambridge has told British Overseas Territories they are “on the front line” of climate change. Prince William called for pressure to be kept up on world leaders to combat climate change ...

The sun is setting — literally, this time — on the British Empire. That’s the upshot of Prime Minister Starmer’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Britain’s former Indian Ocean colony, Mauritius.

Britain pushes Overseas Territories to open corporate registries, but the BVI’s reliance on shell companies shows fair ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Britain's offshore territories the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Bermuda and the Cayman Islands were named in a study released on Wednesday as the most significant jurisdictions ...

It’s long past time to decolonize the Chagos Islands. None of the former PM’s reasons for keeping control is convincing. If Boris Johnson is to be believed, Britain might just be poised to lose one of ...

King Charles III has ascended to the British throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest ruling monarch. In addition to being king of the United Kingdom (UK), Charles also ...