Diary

ISTANBUL (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

Situation in Sudan amid ongoing RSF attacks on civilians

Filed and humanitarian developments in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan, as Khartoum has set conditions for any political dialogue with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including the withdrawal of the rebel group from occupied cities and the exclusion of the rebel group from any future political role.

Gaza ceasefire developments

Updates on the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, as the search continues for the remains of the Israeli captives, alongside the release of the bodies of Palestinian prisoners, and monitoring the level of aid entry amid the ongoing humanitarian suffering in the Strip.

26th session of the UN Tourism General Assembly in Saudi Arabia

Updates from the 26th session of the UN Tourism General Assembly, hosted in Riyadh on Nov. 7-11 under the theme AI-Powered Tourism: Redefining the Future.

Start of special voting in Iraq’s parliamentary elections

Special voting in Iraq’s parliamentary elections is set to begin on Sunday, with the general voting set to start on Nov. 11.

Typhoons batter Philippines as casualties mount

Situation in the Philippines as typhoons batter the country, where over 310 people have died or are missing.

South Korea’s top diplomat visits Cambodia

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun pays a three-day visit to Cambodia. Cho is expected to discuss bilateral ties and measures to tackle the growing issue of online scams affecting citizens of both countries.

SPECIAL REPORTS

INTERVIEW - Nobel-winning scientist Richard Thaler on Big Data, Trump, and the trillionaire problem

Interview with Richard Thaler, an American economist who won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2017.

Thaler speaks about a wide range of issues, covering topics from artificial intelligence and Big Data to inequality, democracy, and domestic US politics.

He also shares insights about his new book, The Winner’s Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies, Then and Now, and suggestions on rectifying an institutional order struggling to balance power, reason, and human bias.

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VIDEO - Interview with American Nobel-winning economist Richard Thaler, covering a wide range of issues, from artificial intelligence and Big Data to inequality, democracy, and domestic US politics.