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Tensions are rising between Vanuatu and France as they negotiate a sovereignty dispute over two volcanic islands, believed to be inhabited by a god.  Source link

France has confirmed its first case of Ebola, a doctor who had flown back from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source link

The US Senate approved a war powers resolution seeking to block military action against Iran on Tuesday. But don’t expect the war to end.  Source link

An evacuation plan to enable hundreds of ships to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is being enacted, according to the UN’s International Maritime Organization. Source link

Court documents have revealed what former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell bought with funds he embezzled from the party over 12 years. Source link

There are now more than 1,000 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 267 people have died, local officials say. Source link

Australia’s largest chicken meat buyer, Papua New Guinea, has reversed its decision to suspend Australian poultry and egg imports due to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak. Source link

NBC’s Today show host Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional appeal to viewers to come forward with any information about her missing mother. Source link

It is the 10th time the Senate has tried to stop the war, and the outcome, on a vote of 50–48, is a stunning turnaround from past efforts. Source link

Schools are being ordered to close in the UK and railways are urging against non-essential travel across the continent as record-breaking heat takes hold. Source link