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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sexual-violence-becomes-a-weapon-in-ukraines-war/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:48:18+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sexual Violence Becomes a Weapon in Ukraine’s War</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/south-korea-rules-out-war-deployment-as-seoul-weighs-middle-east-role/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:32:51+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>South Korea Rules Out War Deployment as Seoul Weighs Middle East Role</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/russia-turns-training-missiles-into-a-new-weapon-in-ukraine-air-war/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:31:51+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Russia Turns Training Missiles into a New Weapon in Ukraine Air War</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/byd-recalls-183000-cars-over-brake-pedal-safety-risk/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:26:50+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>BYD Recalls 183,000 Cars Over Brake Pedal Safety Risk</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/volkswagen-recalls-208724-us-vehicles-over-steering-failure-risk/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:25:49+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Volkswagen Recalls 208,724 US Vehicles Over Steering Failure Risk</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/us-f-35-sale-puts-saudi-arabia-at-the-centre-of-a-new-middle-east-power-test/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:22:42+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US F-35 Sale Puts Saudi Arabia at the Centre of a New Middle East Power Test</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/swedens-narrow-election-win-opens-a-new-coalition-battle/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:18:05+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sweden’s Narrow Election Win Opens a New Coalition Battle</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-india-dialogue-moves-beyond-the-border-as-experts-point-to-ai-and-maritime-security/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:13:48+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China-India Dialogue Moves Beyond the Border as Experts Point to AI and Maritime Security</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/from-petrodollars-to-ai-dollars-can-technology-become-the-next-pillar-of-us-currency-power/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:10:50+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>From Petrodollars to AI Dollars: Can Technology Become the Next Pillar of US Currency Power?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/china-is-becoming-cool-again-but-where-are-the-jobs/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:09:17+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>China Is Becoming Cool Again. But Where Are the Jobs?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/hong-kongs-five-year-bet-can-finance-and-china-ties-redefine-its-future/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:07:12+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Hong Kong’s Five-Year Bet: Can Finance and China Ties Redefine Its Future?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/afghanistans-mothers-are-running-out-of-lifelines/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T12:56:28+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Afghanistan’s Mothers Are Running Out of Lifelines</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/israels-human-rights-reckoning-is-becoming-harder-to-ignore/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T12:53:41+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Israel’s Human Rights Reckoning Is Becoming Harder to Ignore</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-body-has-become-a-political-battlefield/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T12:50:33+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Body Has Become a Political Battlefield</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-physicist-who-wants-ai-to-ask-the-universe-new-questions/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T12:45:41+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Physicist Who Wants AI to Ask the Universe New Questions</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/canadas-european-turn-is-a-challenge-to-trump/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T12:40:31+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Canada’s European Turn Is a Challenge to Trump</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/coming-war-in-the-indian-ocean-irans-ships-put-sri-lanka-on-the-front-line/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T12:25:15+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Coming War in the Indian Ocean? Iran’s Ships Put Sri Lanka on the Front Line</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/can-drugs-bridge-the-palk-strait/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T11:46:17+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Can Drugs Bridge the Palk Strait?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/pinglu-canal-from-a-shorter-route-to-closer-china-asean-ties/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T11:29:18+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Pinglu Canal: From a shorter route to closer China &#8211; ASEAN ties</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/u-s-peace-corps-returns-to-sri-lanka-with-34-new-volunteers/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T09:25:04+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>U.S. Peace Corps Returns to Sri Lanka With 34 New Volunteers</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-road-my-commander-told-me-not-to-take/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T09:11:56+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Road My Commander Told Me Not to Take</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/brics-summit-between-promises-and-contradictions/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T06:51:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>BRICS+ Summit: Between Promises and Contradictions</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/modernisation-does-not-mean-capitalism/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T06:48:47+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Modernisation Does Not Mean Capitalism</news:title></news:news></url>
<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>
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