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.
UK's Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit over fallout from Epstein scandal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused on Monday to heed calls to quit, even by the leader of his party in Scotland, after a second aide resigned from a team in crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.
Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi forges historic election win
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition has swept to a historic election win on Sunday, paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China.
Russian drone attacks on Ukraine kill 4
Russian overnight drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in national security trial
Hong Kong's media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail on national security charges, including two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one of publishing seditious materials.
Ukraine urges acceleration of peace talks
Kyiv's foreign minister said on Sunday the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest remaining issues in peace talks, and that only US President Donald Trump has the power to bring about an agreement.
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