More than a dozen people that were seized by insurgents in Rakhine state have been rescued.
According to Myanmar’s army, a combined air and land operation is still underway to rescue the remaining people who were abducted.
Earlier Arakan Army rebels reported that several had died in a series of military attacks that targeted boats carrying soldiers and police.
There have been no independent account of casualties.
Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, destroy medicine storage warehouses
Israel's military on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed two warehouses near a hospital that stored medicine in separate strikes, amid uncertainty over whether Israel has accepted a deal reached with Hamas over the group's disarmament.
All 10 climbers confirmed killed in Pakistan avalanche
Celebrated Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine others were confirmed dead on Saturday after an avalanche on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan.
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least ten
Russia pounded Kyiv and the region in a heavy ballistic missile attack early on Saturday, killing 10 people, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine had run out of interceptor missiles for its US Patriot air defence systems.
Trump says deal reached to disarm Hamas, Israeli support for plan remains uncertain
US President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza.
The UAE Year Of Award has been launched to honour individuals and institutions who create meaningful impact and strengthen a culture of community action to make each annual "UAE Year Of" theme into a lasting national legacy.
The UAE has become the second country to approve once-daily, oral pill - Lipfendra - to treat adults with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) cholesterol, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Sharjah Police have recovered stolen goods worth around AED 500,000 in less than 3 hours after being alerted that a house of an athlete was burgled.
