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- Vanuatu will bring dispute with France over two islands to the International Court of Justice.
- The islands are uninhabited Matthew Island and Hunter Island, about 300 km east of New Caledonia.
- Control of the islands would determine waters, affecting fishing rights and seabed resources.
- The International Court of Justice said it will not act without France's consent to its jurisdiction.
- France has not commented to Reuters on accepting the court's jurisdiction.
