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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/brazilian-markets-plunge-as-lulas-election-victory-triggers-fiscal-fears/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:32:04+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Brazilian markets plunge as Lula’s election victory triggers fiscal fears</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/microsoft-offers-buyouts-to-60000-employees-as-ai-spending-drives-cost-pressures/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:30:12+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI spending drives cost pressures</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-and-russia-expand-arctic-shipping-partnership-as-europe-struggles-to-counter-influence/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:29:09+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China and Russia expand Arctic shipping partnership as Europe struggles to counter influence</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/anthropic-files-for-nasdaq-listing-as-ai-spending-concerns-unsettle-investors/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:27:28+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Anthropic files for Nasdaq listing as AI spending concerns unsettle investors</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/jaffna-fishermen-demand-action-against-indian-trawlers-and-withdrawal-of-proposed-fisheries-bill/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:20:55+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Jaffna fishermen demand action against Indian trawlers and withdrawal of proposed Fisheries Bill</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lankas-exports-rise-5-to-13-61-billion-in-first-nine-months-of-2026/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:17:50+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka’s exports rise 5% to $13.61 billion in first nine months of 2026</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-reports-more-than-105000-dengue-cases-as-death-toll-reaches-79/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:16:16+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka reports more than 105,000 dengue cases as death toll reaches 79</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ancient-dna-in-the-neanderthal-mirror/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:07:35+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Ancient DNA in the Neanderthal Mirror</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/a-victory-for-the-brazilian-people-once-more-through-lula/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T06:03:31+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>A Victory for the Brazilian People Once More Through Lula</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/egypt-enters-the-middle-east-power-struggle/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T03:02:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Egypt Enters the Middle East Power Struggle</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/punjabs-gang-violence-tests-modis-security-strategy/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Punjab’s Gang Violence Tests Modi’s Security Strategy</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-jvps-lost-faction-the-attack-on-the-us-embassy/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The JVP’s Lost Faction: The Attack on the US Embassy</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/manipurs-deadly-spiral-ethnic-conflict-spawns-a-wider-security-crisis/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Manipur’s Deadly Spiral: Ethnic Conflict Spawns a Wider Security Crisis</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/afghanistans-taliban-face-a-growing-insurgency-but-no-existential-threat/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Afghanistan’s Taliban Face a Growing Insurgency — But No Existential Threat</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-fight-to-save-journalism-from-big-tech/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-27T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Fight to Save Journalism from Big Tech</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/interview-the-untold-story-of-kennedys-secret-intermediary/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T18:57:37+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Interview: The Untold Story of Kennedy’s Secret Intermediary</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-navy-officer-earns-top-us-naval-postgraduate-school-honours/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T18:18:37+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka Navy Officer Earns Top US Naval Postgraduate School Honours</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/work-from-home-restrictions-fuel-employee-discontent/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T14:57:32+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Work-from-Home Restrictions Fuel Employee Discontent</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/we-are-drowning-in-nonsense/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T14:54:43+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>We Are Drowning in Nonsense</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/how-80-year-old-lula-wins/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T14:51:46+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>How 80-Year-Old Lula Wins</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/softbank-plans-50-billion-investment-in-malaysias-ai-and-data-centre-sector-anwar-says/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T14:22:01+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>SoftBank plans $50 billion investment in Malaysia’s AI and data centre sector, Anwar says</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/spacex-secures-40-billion-in-debt-financing-for-ai-chips-musk-says/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T14:19:06+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>SpaceX secures $40 billion in debt financing for AI chips, Musk says</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/worlds-pension-funds-face-mounting-pressure-as-ageing-populations-strain-retirement-systems/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:48:28+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>World’s pension funds face mounting pressure as ageing populations strain retirement systems</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/venezuelan-opposition-leader-maria-corina-machado-returns-from-exile/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:47:12+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/bulgaria-heads-for-presidential-runoff-after-close-vote-and-record-low-turnout/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:37:31+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Bulgaria Heads for Presidential Runoff After Close Vote and Record-Low Turnout</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/rahul-gandhi-acquitted-in-defamation-case-against-indias-opposition-leader/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:36:17+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Rahul Gandhi Acquitted in Defamation Case Against India’s Opposition Leader</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/us-midterm-elections-draw-23-million-early-votes-as-alaska-senate-race-faces-legal-challenge/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:31:26+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US Midterm Elections Draw 23 Million Early Votes as Alaska Senate Race Faces Legal Challenge</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/houthi-leader-says-saudi-attacks-have-killed-more-than-562-civilians-in-yemen/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:22:18+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Houthi Leader Says Saudi Attacks Have Killed More Than 562 Civilians in Yemen</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/lula-wins-fourth-term-as-bolsonaro-challenges-result/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:16:30+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Lula Wins Fourth Term as Bolsonaro Challenges Result</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-dangerous-politics-of-mob-rule/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T13:05:59+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Dangerous Politics of Mob Rule</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/robes-are-no-licence-to-defy-law/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T06:54:38+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>On the Maha Nayakas’ Intervention and Sri Lanka’s Changing Political Order</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lankas-proposed-new-constitution-faces-questions-over-post-war-settlement/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T06:52:03+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka’s Proposed New Constitution Faces Questions Over Post-war Settlement</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-provides-medical-aid-to-27-iranian-sailors-taken-ashore/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T06:49:58+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka Provides Medical Aid to 27 Iranian Sailors Taken Ashore</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-braces-for-heavy-rain-as-bay-of-bengal-depression-deepens/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T06:23:54+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka Braces for Heavy Rain as Bay of Bengal Depression Deepens</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-islamic-state-attacks-a-church-in-jordan/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Can Jordan Defeat Sectarian Terror?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/bullets-at-a-funeral-can-extremists-break-jordans-unity/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-26T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Bullets at a Funeral: Can Extremists Break Jordan’s Unity?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/frances-student-protests-expose-a-deepening-crisis-of-inequality-and-belonging/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-25T12:28:59+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>France’s Student Protests Expose a Deepening Crisis of Inequality and Belonging</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trumps-midterm-election-threats-put-us-electoral-system-on-alert/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-25T12:24:44+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump’s Midterm Election Threats Put US Electoral System on Alert</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/nobel-laureate-mohammadi-says-iranian-society-no-longer-accepts-islamic-republic/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-25T12:22:32+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Says Iranian Society No Longer Accepts Islamic Republic</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ai-detection-controversy-forces-literary-publishers-to-rethink-prize-submissions/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-25T12:18:56+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AI Detection Controversy Forces Literary Publishers to Rethink Prize Submissions</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ai-sell-off-exposes-the-cost-of-financing-the-technology-boom/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-25T12:15:03+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AI Sell-off Exposes the Cost of Financing the Technology Boom</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-demon-season/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-25T11:46:57+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The demon season</news:title></news:news></url>
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