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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/imf-says-sri-lanka-economy-resilient-but-warns-of-downside-risks/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T14:07:04+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>IMF Says Sri Lanka Economy Resilient but Warns of Downside Risks</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/men-take-majority-of-new-ai-jobs-as-gender-gap-deepens/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T12:56:10+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Men Take Majority of New AI Jobs as Gender Gap Deepens</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trumps-china-hawks-on-a-leash/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T12:54:58+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump’s China Hawks on a Leash</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/catholic-church-welcomes-easter-verdict-as-jude-says-suresh-sallay-is-not-sick/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T12:22:50+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Catholic Church Welcomes Easter Verdict as Jude Says Suresh Sallay is Not Sick</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/us-considers-diesel-export-ban-as-fuel-prices-surge-ahead-of-midterm-elections/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:58:46+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US Considers Diesel Export Ban as Fuel Prices Surge Ahead of Midterm Elections</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/alibaba-cloud-to-open-data-centres-in-turkey-finland-and-netherlands/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:55:38+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Alibaba Cloud to Open Data Centres in Turkey, Finland and Netherlands</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-pushes-long-term-investing-as-it-seeks-to-restore-foreign-appetite-for-its-assets/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:54:35+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Pushes Long-Term Investing as It Seeks to Restore Foreign Appetite for Its Assets</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/el-nino-nears-record-intensity-as-extreme-heat-could-cause-451000-deaths/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:53:40+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>El Niño Nears Record Intensity as Extreme Heat Could Cause 451,000 Deaths</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trump-and-venezuelas-delcy-rodriguez-meet-at-un-as-long-hostile-governments-seek-rapprochement/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:39:44+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump and Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez Meet at UN as Long-Hostile Governments Seek Rapprochement</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/iran-says-trump-threats-show-us-strategic-desperation/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:38:19+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran Says Trump Threats Show US ‘Strategic Desperation’</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/why-iran-can-still-keep-fighting-despite-its-economic-collapse/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:32:23+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Why Iran Can Still Keep Fighting Despite Its Economic Collapse</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/charles-spencers-memoirs-reopen-the-battle-over-dianas-legacy/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:25:24+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Charles Spencer’s Memoirs Reopen the Battle Over Diana’s Legacy</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/germanys-push-for-defence-sovereignty-deepens-its-dependence-on-us-arms/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:22:44+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Germany’s Push for Defence Sovereignty Deepens Its Dependence on US Arms</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/machado-fails-in-three-attempts-to-return-to-venezuela-as-rodriguez-meets-trump/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:10:15+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Machado Fails in Three Attempts to Return to Venezuela as Rodríguez Meets Trump</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/myanmar-female-prisoners-face-torture-and-medical-neglect-rights-group-says/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:09:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Myanmar Female Prisoners Face Torture and Medical Neglect, Rights Group Says</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/imperial-japanese-army-considered-martial-law-in-tokyo-as-air-raid-threat-grew/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:05:03+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Imperial Japanese Army Considered Martial Law in Tokyo as Air Raid Threat Grew</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/japans-student-suicides-reach-record-high-as-september-brings-renewed-risk/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:02:42+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Japan’s Student Suicides Reach Record High as September Brings Renewed Risk</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/takaichi-calls-for-un-reform-and-discusses-china-and-taiwan-with-trump/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T11:01:10+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Takaichi Calls for UN Reform and Discusses China and Taiwan With Trump</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ais-pentagon-problem-is-not-the-technology-it-is-the-bureaucracy/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T10:52:19+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AI’s Pentagon Problem Is Not the Technology — It Is the Bureaucracy</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/who-really-needed-thileepan/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T10:28:39+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Who Really Needed Thileepan?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/greed-and-conflicts-are-humans-unwise/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T10:12:44+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Greed and Conflicts – Are Humans Unwise?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/media-treatment-of-leftist-latina-leaders-in-venezuela-nicaragua-and-mexico/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T10:01:12+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Women of the Latin American Left: Leaders in Power or Power-Hungry Women?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/shani-abeysekara-from-easter-failure-to-sallays-investigator/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:50:46+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Shani Abeysekara: From Easter Failure to Sallay’s Investigator</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/different-times-shared-hearts-what-brings-china-and-the-us-together/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:41:31+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Different times, shared hearts: What brings China and the US together</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/what-are-prediction-markets-and-can-they-really-predict-the-future/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:25:40+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>What Are Prediction Markets—and Can They Really Predict the Future?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trumps-greenland-grab/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:17:44+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump’s Greenland Grab</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/artificial-intelligence-private-ownership-collective-risks/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T09:10:53+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Artificial Intelligence: Private Ownership, Collective Risks</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/new-documents-challenge-hitlers-alibi-in-the-death-of-his-niece/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>New Documents Challenge Hitler’s Alibi in the Death of His Niece</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/iran-war-sends-fuel-shock-across-the-world/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran War Sends Fuel Shock Across the World</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/saudi-arabias-security-shield-fails/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-23T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Saudi Arabia’s Security Shield Fails</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-easter-sunday-trial-15-found-guilty-nine-acquitted-in-23270-charge-case/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T17:41:04+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Trial: 15 Guilty, Nine Acquitted in 23,270-Charge Case</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-petroleum-wins-40-84-million-sri-lanka-fuel-pipeline-contract/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T14:59:20+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Petroleum Wins $40.84 Million Sri Lanka Fuel Pipeline Contract</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-day-sri-lankas-constitutional-order-blinked/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T12:08:21+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Day Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Order Blinked</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-supreme-court-clears-22nd-amendment-bill-without-referendum/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T11:28:20+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka Top Court Clears 22A, Requires Referendum for Anti-Corruption Clause</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/climate-change-is-eroding-lives-and-identities-beyond-what-economic-losses-can-measure/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T11:13:50+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Climate change is eroding lives and identities beyond what economic losses can measure</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/openai-forms-mathematics-advisory-group-after-ai-claims-more-than-100-new-solutions/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T11:06:30+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>OpenAI forms mathematics advisory group after AI claims more than 100 new solutions</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-private-eyes-who-no-longer-look-like-detectives/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:57:19+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Private Eyes Who No Longer Look Like Detectives</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-new-battlefield-is-in-your-phone/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:55:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The New Battlefield Is in Your Phone</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/eu-faces-deadline-as-russia-sanctions-renewal-stalls/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:43:10+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>EU Faces Deadline as Russia Sanctions Renewal Stalls</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/eu-and-philippines-agree-to-advance-free-trade-deal/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:40:41+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>EU and Philippines Agree to Advance Free Trade Deal</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/infantino-offers-fifa-reform-talks-but-rules-out-resignation/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:39:52+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Infantino Offers FIFA Reform Talks but Rules Out Resignation</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trumps-white-house-press-ban-triggers-legal-fight-over-press-freedom/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:34:16+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump’s White House Press Ban Triggers Legal Fight Over Press Freedom</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/when-the-west-stops-defending-its-own-ideas/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:29:28+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>When the West Stops Defending Its Own Ideas</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/brics-and-the-revolt-against-global-rules/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:21:15+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>BRICS and the Revolt Against Global Rules</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/brazil-mosquito-suspect-caught-in-dress-after-years-in-hiding/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:10:54+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Brazil ‘Mosquito’ Suspect Caught in Dress After Years in Hiding</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/chinas-rare-earth-power-checks-trumps-trade-pressure-on-xi/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T10:08:23+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China’s Rare-Earth Power Checks Trump’s Trade Pressure on Xi</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/paramount-clears-final-hurdle-for-110-billion-warner-bros-deal/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:57:57+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Paramount Clears Final Hurdle for $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/us-japan-and-south-korea-send-fresh-taiwan-warning-to-china/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:54:28+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US, Japan and South Korea Send Fresh Taiwan Warning to China</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-purges-two-top-generals-in-shock-disloyalty-crackdown/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:52:56+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Purges Two Top Generals in Shock Disloyalty Crackdown</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/vietnam-says-us-trade-deal-is-close-as-tariff-pressure-mounts/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:51:14+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Vietnam Says US Trade Deal Is Close as Tariff Pressure Mounts</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-ai-arms-race-has-a-terror-problem/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:35:27+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The AI Arms Race Has a Terror Problem</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/we-forgot-rizana-now-anojan/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:20:08+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>We Forgot Rizana. Now Anojan.</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/tourism-earnings-fall-faster-than-arrivals-in-sri-lanka/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T09:14:09+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Tourism Earnings Fall Faster Than Arrivals in Sri Lanka</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/is-still-smells-of-sulphur-20-years-since-chavezs-speech-at-the-un/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-22T08:51:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Is Still Smells of Sulphur: 20 Years Since Chávez’s Speech at the UN </news:title></news:news></url>
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