English is the official language of 67 countries and 27 so-called non-sovereign entities - in other words British Overseas ...

France has announced a sweeping agreement granting more autonomy to the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Although its land area is modest – only 1.7 square kilometers – Clipperton’s strategic and ecological significance is ...

While 55% of Spaniards view Morocco as a «threat», Admiral Teodoro Lopez Calderon, Chief of the Defense Staff, dismissed the ...

The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

EU-UK framework removes physical checks between Gibraltar and Spain and would set up a project for a Spanish terminal at ...

From the financial powerhouse of the Cayman Islands to the windswept wildlife sanctuary of South Georgia, you might have heard of British Overseas Territories - but how much do you really know ...

The sun-soaked British Overseas Territory is a slice of the UK on the southern coast of Spain - and has been a popular holiday hotspot for Brits looking for a break closer to home ...

British sovereignty over Gibraltar remains "sacrosanct", the foreign secretary has said, after the UK agreed a deal with the European Union over the territory's post-Brexit future. David Lammy told ...

The UK and the European Union have finally struck a deal over the status of Gibraltar in the hope of speeding up their Brexit negotiations. Discussions over the rules governing the border between the ...

Gibraltar was ceded to the UK by Spain in 1713 and the population is heavily in favour of remaining a British overseas territory.

At the same time, the UK has also said it prefers Gibraltar’s self-determination. In October 2024, Keir Starmer’s Labour government’s decision to hand sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius ...