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Trump blasts UK for 'stupid' decision to hand over Chagos Islands

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Tuesday 20 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump lambasted the UK over the Chagos Islands on Tuesday, calling a decision to transfer ownership to Mauritius "an act of great stupidity", as tensions continued to mount over the US president's plans to annexe Greenland.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: "Shockingly, our...

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