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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwahleesai Kowtow. President Biden and China's leader are meeting at the close of the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit in Peru. U.S.-China relations have long been strained as the two superpowers clash over trade, Taiwan and Russia. NPR's Kerry Kahn reports the uncertainty over the incoming Trump administration has brought new tensions. President-elect Trump has vowed to slap 60 percent tariffs on Chinese imports. Speaking Friday in Peru without mentioning the incoming president, Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed concern about the rise of quote unilateralism and protectionism.

He said the world is entering a phase of, quote, turbulence and transformation. Xi will be in Latin America for a week attending a state dinner and the G20 conference in Brazil, as well as overseeing major Chinese investments in Latin America. Biden also heads to the G20 with a stop in Brazil's Amazon Sunday. The rainforest's major rivers are at their lowest recorded levels due to a historic drought, scientists say is caused by climate change. rainforests, major rivers are at their lowest recorded levels due to a historic drought, scientists say is caused by climate change. Kari Kahn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.

Latinos voted Republican in the presidential election in record numbers, according to some exit polls. The support was especially strong among Latino evangelicals, as NPR's Sarah McCammon reports. Some Latino evangelicals say they feel the Republican Party's message is more in line with their views on the economy and cultural and social issues. Nilsa Alvarez is national Hispanic director at the Faith and Freedom Coalition. I've been in conversations with pastors and Hispanic voters from all the battleground states and there's an overlapping list of issues

that were really concerning them. She says some of those issues include the economy, abortion, and education. Alvarez's group worked to mobilize millions of conservative Christian voters, including Latino evangelicals and Catholics. Sarah McCammon, NPR News. Israel's war with Hezbollah has intensified in recent weeks as thousands of people have evacuated from the border with Israel and Lebanon. But NPR's Scott Newman reports foreign farm laborers still work in the fields. Four foreign laborers from Thailand were killed in recent weeks by a Hezbollah rocket that

landed in a field they were working. Uban Namsam is a 28-year-old from Thailand who picks kiwi fruit, and an area Israel has deemed too dangerous for its own citizens. Namsam says he's not too afraid of the rockets. Even so, as he speaks with NPR, he's suddenly forced to run for shelter as a salvo of rockets streak in. Despite a protest from Thailand, Israel's military continues to grant permission to cultivate in the restricted military zone. Scott Newman, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Tropical Storm Sarah is moving through Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. This is NPR News from New York. Thousands of viewers who tuned into Netflix last night to watch the much-hyped live fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul experience streaming issues. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports this was Netflix's biggest live sports event to date and a test of its future in the arena. Mike Tyson lost the match squarely to Jake Paul. But the biggest loser of the night might have been Netflix, after fans took to social media to complain about buffering issues, freezing and blank

screens. Netflix made the match available to its 280 million global subscribers at no additional cost, but close to 90,000 fans logged viewing problems during the event, according to online outage tracker Down Detector. The stakes are high for Netflix as the company gears up to host regular football and wrestling events, including two NFL games on Christmas Day. And it's experienced similar issues in the past, such as in 2023 when viewers had trouble accessing a live event for the reality TV series Love is Blind. Netflix did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment. Chloe Valtman, NPR News.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says the war with Russia will likely end sooner once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with what Zelensky described as the policy of this team, the new Republican administration. In a Friday radio interview with the local public broadcaster Solspin, Zelensky also updated on the war, saying there is slow but steady pressure and advance of the Russians, but also recent losses by the Russian military.