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France has denied reports that it might renounce sovereignty over the uninhabited volcanic islets of Matthew and Hunter in the southern Pacific, a long‑running dispute with Vanuatu that resurfaced in December 2025. The French Foreign Ministry said claims of an imminent concession were “false”, while acknowledging that the unresolved contention since Vanuatu’s independence in 1980 has complicated maritime