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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/against-certainty-my-talk-with-bahiyyih-nakhjavani/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T15:07:33+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Against Certainty: My Talk with Bahiyyih Nakhjavani</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/new-chinese-ambassador-meets-ranil-wickremesinghe-in-colombo/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T12:15:31+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>New Chinese Ambassador Meets Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/indias-exports-surge-26-as-us-tariffs-ease/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:54:02+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>India’s Exports Surge 26% as US Tariffs Ease</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/patrols-could-save-sri-lankas-elephants/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:49:54+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Patrols Could Save Sri Lanka’s Elephants</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/yemen-exodus-surges-as-more-than-100000-flee-fighting/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:44:16+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Yemen Exodus Surges as More Than 100,000 Flee Fighting</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/malaysias-chip-ambition-outgrows-penang/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:42:01+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Malaysia’s Chip Ambition Outgrows Penang</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-builds-6kg-ct-scanner-in-world-first/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:32:18+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Builds 6kg CT Scanner in World First</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/carney-turns-to-europe-as-trump-trade-war-deepens/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:21:08+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Carney Turns to Europe as Trump Trade War Deepens</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-warns-us-space-weapons-could-trigger-arms-race/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:19:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Warns US Space Weapons Could Trigger Arms Race</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/hidden-crypto-farm-puts-cartel-finances-under-scrutiny/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:11:58+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Hidden Crypto Farm Puts Cartel Finances Under Scrutiny</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/japan-bets-on-nuclear-power-as-replacement-plans-face-obstacles/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:10:49+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Japan Bets on Nuclear Power as Replacement Plans Face Obstacles</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/india-and-russia-seek-defence-partnership-beyond-arms-sales/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T11:07:50+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>India and Russia Seek Defence Partnership Beyond Arms Sales</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/america-admits-it-has-weapons-in-space/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T10:41:02+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>America Admits It Has Weapons in Space</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/shiranti-rajapaksa-denies-reports-of-leaving-sri-lanka-despite-fcid-notice/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T10:31:17+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Shiranti Rajapaksa Denies Reports of Leaving Sri Lanka Despite FCID Notice</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/chinas-new-silence-before-trump/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T10:21:12+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China’s New Silence Before Trump</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/nepals-tragedy-indias-blind-spot/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T10:15:20+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Nepal’s Tragedy, India’s Blind Spot</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/who-wins-when-britain-breaks-apart/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T09:52:20+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Who Wins When Britain Breaks Apart?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lankas-defence-command-is-shrinking-as-indias-footprint-expands/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T09:42:07+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka’s Defence Command Is Shrinking as India’s Footprint Expands</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ag-department-admits-military-intelligence-alerted-cid-on-zahran-nine-days-before-easter-attacks/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T06:57:25+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AG Department Admits Military Intelligence Alerted CID on Zahran Nine Days Before Easter Attacks</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/synthetic-misogyny-how-ai-turns-sexist-smears-into-political-weapons/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Synthetic Misogyny: How AI Turns Sexist Smears Into Political Weapons</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/europe-is-losing-the-ai-war-and-risking-its-independence/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Europe Is Losing the AI War — and Risking Its Independence</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sydney-sweeneys-naked-ad-turns-sports-into-a-culture-war/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sydney Sweeney’s Naked Ad Turns Sports Into a Culture War</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/when-states-hire-criminals-to-kill/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>When States Hire Criminals to Kill</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-houthis-red-sea-gambit/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Houthis’ Red Sea Gambit</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/who-really-made-modern-mizoram/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:50:15+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Who Really Made Modern Mizoram?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/who-gets-to-define-genocide/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T13:36:47+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Who Gets to Define Genocide?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/dissanayakes-second-term-game-has-already-begun-here-is-how-he-is-going-to-win/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T12:41:02+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Dissanayake’s Second-Term Game Has Already Begun: Here Is How He Is Going to Win</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/us-and-china-turn-ai-into-a-new-cold-war/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:44:55+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US and China Turn AI Into a New Cold War</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/widows-bay-shocks-the-emmys/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:40:38+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>‘Widow’s Bay’ Shocks the Emmys</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trump-huang-unite-against-calls-to-slow-ai/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:34:49+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump, Huang Unite Against Calls to Slow AI</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-state-must-intervene-bill-gates-warns-ai-has-become-too-powerful-to-regulate-itself/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:27:55+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>‘The State Must Intervene’: Bill Gates Warns AI Has Become Too Powerful to Regulate Itself</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/us-iran-war-leaves-bases-and-weapons-stocks-under-strain/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:16:28+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US Iran War Leaves Bases and Weapons Stocks Under Strain</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/anthropic-co-founder-calls-for-mandatory-ai-kill-switch/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:15:16+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Anthropic Co-Founder Calls for Mandatory AI Kill Switch</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/brics-summit-leaves-russia-and-iran-with-little-beyond-diplomatic-symbolism/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:01:47+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>BRICS summit leaves Russia and Iran with little beyond diplomatic symbolism</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-targets-offshore-finance-in-new-brokerage-anti-corruption-push/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:47:23+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China targets offshore finance in new brokerage anti-corruption push</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-turns-lithium-waste-into-strategic-metals/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:46:20+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China turns lithium waste into strategic metals</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/hong-kong-unveils-five-year-blueprint-as-lee-links-long-term-strategy-to-annual-reforms/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:40:22+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Hong Kong unveils five-year blueprint as Lee links long-term strategy to annual reforms</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-tightens-the-exit-door/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:26:05+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Tightens the Exit Door</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/indias-china-dependence-deepens-despite-strategic-pushback/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:20:41+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>India’s China Dependence Deepens Despite Strategic Pushback</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-multipolar-banyan-has-been-planted/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:12:13+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Multipolar Banyan Has Been Planted</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/brics-in-new-delhi/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:00:52+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>BRICS in New Delhi</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/japan-china-ties-test-the-limits-of-dialogue/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:50:47+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Japan-China Ties Test the Limits of Dialogue</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/india-has-the-gavel-does-it-still-have-a-voice/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:24:35+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>India Has the Gavel. Does It Still Have a Voice?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/recolonisation-is-taking-place/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:19:52+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Recolonisation Is Taking Place</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/alleged-forged-family-report-sends-sri-lankan-mother-to-saudi-arabia/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T03:02:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Alleged Forged Family Report Sends Sri Lankan Mother to Saudi Arabia</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/musks-daughter-takes-aim-at-ai/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Musk’s Daughter Takes Aim at AI</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/bangladesh-is-beating-its-journalists-again/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Bangladesh Is Beating Its Journalists Again</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/isis-is-back-smaller-but-deadlier/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-15T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>ISIS Is Back—Smaller, But Deadlier</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-thailand-open-path-for-10000-workers/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T18:30:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka, Thailand Open Path for 10,000 Workers</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ais-race-towards-the-unknown/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T17:57:41+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AI’s Race Towards the Unknown</news:title></news:news></url>
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