Ministry of Moscow put a new payment system with face recognition at metro stations called ‘Face Pay’. According to the new system, passengers started to get on the metro at the entrance by showing their faces instead of using metro boarding cards Troika. In the new method, people can be involved in the system by familiarizing their faces through the application. The metro boarding fees are automatically withdrawn from the bank account associated with the passengers once they show their face to at the entrance turnstiles. Over 9,000 people registered in the new payment method in the first 20 minutes of the service.
Egyptian media reports that ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, are set to resume next week. Israel is awaiting Hamas’s response to the ceasefire offer.
Israeli and US delegations, who were in Doha for negotiations, have returned home for consultations. The current agreement being discussed includes the exchange of hostages and prisoners, with plans for further talks on a permanent ceasefire and the release of additional hostages.
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