On Thursday, Britain signed an agreement transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in return for maintaining control over a strategically significant UK-US military base.

The High Court in London said it would examine Thursday the UK government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

The British government looks headed for a major clash with Donald Trump after ceding control of the Chagos Islands, home of a crucial U.S. military base, to Mauritius, News.Az reports citing Politico .

The UK has officially announced the relinquishment of sovereignty over a remote but strategically significant cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.