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Sri Lanka Guardian

The Sri Lanka Guardian is an online web portal founded in August 2007 by a group of concerned Sri Lankan citizens including journalists, activists, academics and retired civil servants. We are independent and non-profit. Email: editor@slguardian.org

October 28, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Trump Jr’s Mongolia Hunting Trip Deepens Scrutiny of Ties to Putin-Linked Russian Businessman

Donald Trump Jr travelled to a remote region of western Mongolia in August for a hunting trip that included two days with Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman who helped pay for his

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Kancha Ilaiah’s ‘A Shudra Life’ Challenges India’s Caste-Based Control of Knowledge

India’s debates over caste have increasingly focused on the caste census and the sub-classification of quotas, but Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s autobiography, A Shudra Life, directs attention to a less examined dimension of social inequality: the exclusion of working communities from

October 28, 2026

Israel Election Leaves Netanyahu Without Majority as Arab Parties Gain Influence

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition has lost its parliamentary majority in Israel’s election, but neither the prime minister’s right-wing bloc nor the opposition led by

Indonesia Deploys Security Forces Ahead of Protests Over Government Policies and Forest Fires

Business

Hundreds of Indonesian security personnel were deployed across the capital, Jakarta, on Wednesday ahead of student protests against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies and his

India Allows 25 Sri Lankan Fishing Boats to Enter Its Waters as Cyclone Disrupts Return

October 28, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

India has authorised 25 Sri Lankan multi-day fishing boats stranded near Indian waters to enter its maritime territory after Cyclone Ornab prevented them from returning to Sri Lanka, according to an official

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Is Bibi Going to Lose Miserably?

October 27, 2026
Editorials/Geopolitics

Editorial Is Bibi going to lose miserably? It is too early to predict, but something unusual is happening in Israel. Voters are turning out in numbers not seen for decades, making this

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Saudi Arabia Reportedly Offers Houthis $1 Billion to Halt Attacks

October 27, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman’s surprise visit to Tehran was aimed at securing a ceasefire with Yemen’s Houthi movement under a proposed arrangement involving a $1 billion transfer to the

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How Brazil’s Shirtless ‘Gostosos’ Turned Physical Attraction into Political Messaging

October 27, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

A shirtless, masked young man standing above a São Paulo metro station, waving Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s flag alongside a Palestinian flag, became one of the defining images of

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Homo Plastic Traces the Global Spread of Plastic Pollution from Antarctica to Bangladesh

October 27, 2026
Health

Plastic waste has reached some of the planet’s most remote environments, from the frozen waters of Antarctica to tropical coastlines and densely populated communities in developing countries. The documentary Homo Plastic traces

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Europe’s Corn Belt Faces Historic Harvest Losses as Drought Reshapes Farming

October 27, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Farmers across Romania and Hungary are struggling to grow maize as prolonged drought and extreme temperatures undermine harvests, forcing agricultural businesses to seek heat-resistant seeds, invest in irrigation or switch to crops

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Brazilian Court Bars Flávio Bolsonaro From Leaving Country Amid Two Investigations

October 27, 2026
Brazil/World

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has ordered Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports within 24 hours and prohibited him from leaving the country, as two investigations examine alleged financial irregularities involving people

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China’s AI Stock Boom Unravels as STAR50 Index Loses 40% in Four Months

October 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

China’s technology stock rally has suffered a sharp reversal, with the mainland’s STAR50 index, dominated by artificial intelligence and semiconductor companies, falling 40% in less than four months and erasing about $480

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Israel Election Puts Netanyahu’s Leadership to the Test After Years of War

October 27, 2026
Geopolitics/Israel/World

Israelis began voting on Tuesday in an election that could determine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future, as voters weigh his handling of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, subsequent wars and

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Indian Media Groups Challenge Modi’s Privacy Law Over Threat to Investigative Journalism

October 27, 2026
India/World

A group of 21 Indian news publishers has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the Supreme Court over a privacy law they say could undermine investigative journalism, expose confidential sources and

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Israel’s Killing of Journalists and Control of Information Under Scrutiny at UN

October 27, 2026
Geopolitics/World

Nearly 300 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023, while more than 400 others have been wounded, according to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation

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Brazilian markets plunge as Lula’s election victory triggers fiscal fears

October 27, 2026
Business

Brazil’s currency plunged 8 per cent against the US dollar on Monday, while the country’s benchmark stock index fell 13.9 per cent, after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a surprise

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Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI spending drives cost pressures

October 27, 2026
Business

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees across the United States, Canada, India and the United Kingdom as the software company seeks to manage rising costs associated with its artificial

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China and Russia expand Arctic shipping partnership as Europe struggles to counter influence

October 27, 2026
Business

China and Russia have agreed to expand freight traffic along Arctic shipping corridors, deepen links between their ports and increase cooperation on building polar vessels, intensifying competition with Europe over a region

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Anthropic files for Nasdaq listing as AI spending concerns unsettle investors

October 27, 2026
Business

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot and coding tools, has filed publicly for an initial public offering in a move that could rank among the most significant stock market

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