'Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire.'

Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7,2023 attack (Picture: Reuters)

China's listed banks are ramping up the adoption of artificial intelligence, accelerating deployments in the first half as they seek to boost efficiency, enhance customer experience and unlock new growth, with experts saying large AI models are shifting from tools of productivity to engines of value creation.

A newly erected border fence, topped with barbed wire, now lines a large portion of Finland's 830-mile-long border with its unpredictable neighbour.

More than a dozen people are feared dead after a tourist bus crashed down a mountainside in Sri Lanka.