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Vanuatu seeks UN court ruling on island dispute with France

Vanuatu has launched a case at the International Court of Justice over two uninhabited islands claimed by France.

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Vanuatu is bringing a decades-old territorial dispute with France before the United Nations' top court. The disagreement concerns two uninhabited islands. The case has been filed with the International Court of Justice.

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Vanuatu tries to take island dispute with France to UN's top court

Vanuatu is trying to bring a decades-old dispute with France over two uninhabited islands before the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top court said on Tuesday.

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