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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-war-beneath-the-war/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The War Beneath the War</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/from-gwadar-to-the-gulf/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>From Gwadar to the Gulf</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/russias-shadow-war-moves-into-the-west/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:36:13+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Russia’s Shadow War Moves Into the West</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/australia-targets-major-migration-cut-as-pressure-mounts/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:28:19+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Australia Targets Major Migration Cut as Pressure Mounts</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lankas-unfinished-brics-bid-and-the-battle-for-colombo-port/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T11:03:31+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s Unfinished BRICS Bid and the Battle for Colombo Port</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lankas-anti-corruption-reforms-face-a-new-transparency-test/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:56:24+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Reforms Face a New Transparency Test</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/modi-at-76-and-the-india-he-remade/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:53:09+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Modi at 76 and the India He Remade</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/ai-has-cracked-a-mathematical-mystery-but-what-has-it-really-solved/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:43:43+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AI Has Cracked a Mathematical Mystery — But What Has It Really Solved?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/buried-in-a-granary-insects-rewrite-the-story-of-indigenous-canary-island-burials/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:36:08+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Buried in a Granary: Insects Rewrite the Story of Indigenous Canary Island Burials</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/is-nicaragua-trumps-next-target/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:23:09+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Is Nicaragua Trump’s Next Target?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/climate-change-helped-prime-nepals-glacier-catastrophe/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:11:02+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Climate Change Helped Prime Nepal’s Glacier Catastrophe</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/124-defenders-killed-for-protecting-land-and-nature/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:04:21+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>124 Defenders Killed for Protecting Land and Nature</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/turkey-releases-106-as-lgbtq-crackdown-deepens/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T10:01:14+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Turkey Releases 106 as LGBTQ Crackdown Deepens</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-cuts-us-treasury-holdings-to-18-year-low/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T09:44:18+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Cuts US Treasury Holdings to 18-Year Low</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/fiji-declares-national-emergency-as-hiv-cases-surge/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T09:36:59+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Fiji Declares National Emergency as HIV Cases Surge</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-cuts-560-kilometres-from-its-route-to-southeast-asia/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T09:21:42+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Cuts 560 Kilometres From Its Route to Southeast Asia</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/us-embassy-stays-silent-on-sri-lanka-probe-into-colombo-port-drug-raid/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:54:44+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US Embassy Stays Silent on Sri Lanka Probe Into Colombo Port Drug Raid</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sis-officer-arrested-as-easter-sunday-investigation-expands/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:53:26+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>SIS Officer Arrested as Easter Sunday Investigation Expands</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/chinas-renminbi-push-moves-beyond-trade-in-south-east-asia/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:49:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China’s Renminbi Push Moves Beyond Trade in South-east Asia</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/malaysias-ai-bet-extends-beyond-the-data-centre/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:46:37+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Malaysia’s AI Bet Extends Beyond the Data Centre</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/hackers-demand-3mn-from-revolut-after-data-breach/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:43:51+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Hackers Demand $3mn From Revolut After Data Breach</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/chinas-oil-shock-sends-global-prices-soaring/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T08:42:39+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China’s Oil Shock Sends Global Prices Soaring</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sam-altmans-human-bet-on-artificial-intelligence/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sam Altman’s Human Bet on Artificial Intelligence</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/talibans-selective-counterterrorism-is-exporting-insecurity/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Taliban’s Selective Counterterrorism Is Exporting Insecurity</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/hashim-thaci-sentenced-to-25-years-for-kosovo-war-crimes/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T00:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Hashim Thaçi Sentenced to 25 Years for Kosovo War Crimes</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/germany-unveils-ten-point-plan-to-tighten-laws-on-islamist-terrorism/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T00:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Germany Unveils Ten-Point Plan to Tighten Laws on Islamist Terrorism</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/at-least-60-killed-in-sudan-gold-mine-collapse/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T00:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>At Least 60 Killed in Sudan Gold Mine Collapse</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/eu-moves-towards-social-media-restrictions-for-children-under-13/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T00:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>EU Moves Towards Social Media Restrictions for Children Under 13</news:title></news:news></url>
<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>
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