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LIVE UPDATES: UN to vote on the ICJ's opinion on Chagos Islands
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UK has leased Diego Garcia to US until 2036 as an "essential" military base. ICJ advisory opinion is "not legally binding". Urges states to abstain or vote no. Maldives now takes the floor
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UK says Chagos is a “bi-lateral territorial dispute.”
Claims ICJ has overstepped its mandate by intervening in a dispute without consent of both states.
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