U.S. considers buying Chagos Islands: reports

The article reports that the U.S. White House is considering a plan to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, potentially bypassing the U.K. This move aims to secure the strategic Diego Garcia atoll, which hosts a vital U.S.-U.K. military facility in the Indian Ocean. The U.S. has previously expressed strong opposition to the U.K.'s plan to cede sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, citing the critical national security importance of Diego Garcia.