Support The Automated Daily directly: 15 free episodes a day, 5 editions, 3 languages, about $4 a day to produce. A coffee keeps it going: theautomateddaily.com/support Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron - Effortless AI design for presentations, websites, and more with Gamma - https://try.gamma.app/tad - KrispCall: Agentic Cloud Telephony - https://try.krispcall.com/tad Today's topics: Deadly earthquake strikes China's Xizang - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Baqen County in Nagqu City, Xizang, China, killing at least 16 people and injuring 54 in a remote region. Typhoon Champi batters Taiwan - Typhoon Champi forced Taiwan to close schools and offices and cancel hundreds of flights, leaving one dead, 94 injured and nearly 1,300 evacuated before heading toward Japan. Ukraine hit by cluster missiles - Russian attacks killed at least seven people in Ukraine, including ballistic missiles with cluster warheads fired at Kyiv, just after a US envoy met Vladimir Putin. Trump hints at more Iran strikes - President Donald Trump suggested the United States could launch additional strikes on Iran, raising fears of a wider Middle East conflict and higher US-Iran tensions. Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi drones - The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed 11 drones and a ballistic missile, a sign of continued Houthi activity threatening Yemen, regional security and shipping lanes. US early voting tops 20 million - An Associated Press analysis shows more than 20 million Americans have voted early, with turnout surging in battleground states that will decide control of the Senate. Trump backs controversial Ramaswamy ad - Trump urged Republicans to embrace Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio governor ad featuring the estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton, an ad that has divided the GOP. Ecuador prison riots turn deadly - Riots at two Ecuadorian prisons left at least eight inmates dead and ten injured, highlighting gang violence, overcrowding and Ecuador's organized crime crisis. Italy and Spain end border controls - Italy and Spain agreed not to extend temporary border controls introduced after migrant arrivals rose in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, a notable shift in European migration policy. France's first human Shamonda case - France reported its first human Shamonda virus case after a severely immunocompromised patient treated at Hospices Civils de Lyon died, prompting a health authority assessment. ICC wins 2026 Sakharov Prize - The European Parliament awarded the 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal Court and its officials amid US sanctions on the court. Space debris falls on Earth - Metallic debris found in Indonesian Borneo and a three-meter object in a Minnesota cornfield are renewing concerns about reentering spacecraft and orbital debris. Episode Transcript Deadly earthquake strikes China's Xizang We start in China, where a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu City, in the Xizang region. At least 16 people have been killed and 54 injured, according to reports, making it the deadliest event in today's news. The area is remote and high in altitude, which makes rescue work harder. Emergency teams have been sent in, and those numbers could still change as responders reach outlying communities. Typhoon Champi batters Taiwan Staying in Asia, Taiwan closed schools and offices and canceled hundreds of flights as Typhoon Champi brought powerful winds and heavy rain. At least one person died, 94 were hurt, and nearly 1,300 people were evacuated. The storm lost some strength as it passed offshore, but forecasters expect it to head toward Japan next, so officials there are watching closely. Ukraine hit by cluster missiles Now to Ukraine, where Russian attacks killed at least seven people over a single 24-hour period. Ukrainian officials say Kyiv was hit by three ballistic missiles carrying...
