https://ift.tt/2wwdHAe U.N. Court Tells Britain to End Control of Colony Home to U.S. Air Base Colonization, Military Bases and Installations, Politics and Government, International Relations The International Court of Justice said Britain acted unlawfully in 1965 when it detached a group of islands from Mauritius, at the time a British colony, to facilitate an American military lease. MARLISE SIMONS https://ift.tt/2tzFA6i February 25, 2019 at 05:30AM