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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/vietnam-signs-free-trade-deal-with-four-european-countries-to-expand-market-access/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T12:06:35+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Vietnam Signs Free-Trade Deal with Four European Countries to Expand Market Access</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/berkshire-hathaway-shares-near-record-high-as-greg-abel-wins-investor-confidence/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T12:05:09+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Berkshire Hathaway Shares Near Record High as Greg Abel Wins Investor Confidence</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/japans-property-market-faces-investor-caution-as-rates-rise-and-foreign-buyer-rules-tighten/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T11:58:06+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Japan’s Property Market Faces Investor Caution as Rates Rise and Foreign-Buyer Rules Tighten</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/japans-takaichi-plans-china-visit-amid-deep-freeze-in-bilateral-relations/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T11:54:26+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Japan’s Takaichi Plans China Visit Amid Deep Freeze in Bilateral Relations</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/japans-first-female-prime-minister-sparks-gender-debate-over-makeup-and-domestic-work/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T11:53:18+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Sparks Gender Debate Over Makeup and Domestic Work</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/indias-global-power-its-accountability-problem/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T09:53:37+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>India’s Global Power, Its Accountability Problem</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/is-bangladesh-shaping-the-region-or-being-shaped/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T09:46:35+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Is Bangladesh Shaping the Region—or Being Shaped?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/genghis-khan-hero-or-butcher/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T09:11:02+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Genghis Khan: Hero or Butcher?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/europe-erupts-in-protest/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T09:07:42+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Europe Erupts in Protest</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/frances-anger-erupts/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T09:04:14+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>France’s Anger Erupts</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-robe-is-no-licence-to-break-the-law/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T08:29:42+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Robe Is No Licence to Break the Law</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/power-pride-and-a-monks-pardon/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T08:15:14+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Power, Pride and a Monk’s Pardon</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/air-transport-as-seen-through-the-veil-of-ignorance/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-18T07:55:36+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Air Transport as Seen Through the Veil of Ignorance</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/google-expands-ai-research-into-healthcare-disaster-forecasting-and-scientific-discovery/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T13:03:49+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Google expands AI research into healthcare, disaster forecasting and scientific discovery</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/google-expands-earth-ai-to-help-predict-disease-outbreaks-and-disaster-risks/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T13:00:53+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Google expands Earth AI to help predict disease outbreaks and disaster risks</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ai-breakthrough-leaves-mathematicians-questioning-their-future-as-hundreds-of-problems-fall/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:47:46+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AI Breakthrough Leaves Mathematicians Questioning Their Future as Hundreds of Problems Fall</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/musks-360m-midterm-spending-push-highlights-his-growing-influence-over-us-politics/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:44:58+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Musk’s $360m Midterm Spending Push Highlights His Growing Influence Over US Politics</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/how-a-syrian-researcher-used-a-fake-identity-to-expose-a-mass-executioner/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:41:28+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>How a Syrian Researcher Used a Fake Identity to Expose a Mass Executioner</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/musks-starlink-dispute-with-ambani-exposes-indias-telecoms-power-struggle/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:38:09+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Musk’s Starlink Dispute With Ambani Exposes India’s Telecoms Power Struggle</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/flavio-bolsonaro-vows-war-on-drug-trafficking-if-elected-brazils-president/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:27:12+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Flávio Bolsonaro Vows War on Drug Trafficking if Elected Brazil’s President</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/meta-employees-acknowledge-restrictions-on-lulas-accounts-ahead-of-brazil-election/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:21:02+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Meta Employees Acknowledge Restrictions on Lula’s Accounts Ahead of Brazil Election</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-warns-eu-against-trade-pressure-as-brussels-plans-new-market-exclusion-powers/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T12:07:45+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Warns EU Against Trade Pressure as Brussels Plans New Market Exclusion Powers</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/european-delegates-walk-out-of-imf-meeting-as-russian-finance-minister-speaks/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T11:19:22+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>European Delegates Walk Out of IMF Meeting as Russian Finance Minister Speaks</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/un-security-council-fails-to-back-any-candidate-for-guterress-successor/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T10:51:10+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>UN Security Council Fails to Back Any Candidate for Guterres’s Successor</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trump-suspends-new-russia-sanctions-after-agreeing-diesel-deal-with-moscow/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T10:49:42+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump Suspends New Russia Sanctions After Agreeing Diesel Deal With Moscow</news:title></news:news></url>
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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-robe-and-the-dhamma-what-is-the-connection/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-17T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The robe and the Dhamma: What is the connection?</news:title></news:news></url>
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