an explosion and ensuing gunfire have been heard in the turkish capital ancora. reports suggest the blast occurred close to parliament, which was due to open his new session later on sunday. the interior ministry has called the incident a terrorist attack that left two officers injured. iranian president has called for unity among muslims, slamming any devisive move in the muslim world as in line with enemy's objectives. raisi was addressing the 37th international islamic unity conference in tehran. he also called for support for palestinian's resistance. and slamed attempts

to normalize relations with israel. israely warplanes are reportedly attacked targets in the syrian capital damas. explosions were heard in damascus as media released images of israeli warplanes flying overhead with syrian air defense operating to counter the attacks. details are sketchy at this point as there have been no official comments yet from syrian authorities. pro russia party. general elections in nato member state slovakia, with almost all votes counted, left this smart party, led by former premier robert fico, obtained over 23% of the votes. fico also seeks to end military aid to ukraine and is critical of the european union and nato. and the us government has avoided a federal shut down after congress agreed a last-minute temporary funding deal. 45-day resolution would keep the government funded until mid november. the deal still leaves out eight to ukraine requested by president joe biden.

in the us the idol worker strike has expanded for the first time ever to the detroit thrate, the union and the automakers remain far apart on key economic issues like pay, but the strikes are not limited to just auto workers, which the combined number of workers on strike has hit a record. in this edition of the spotlight we will look at why workers are unhappy in the us with their pay,