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<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/bangladesh-a-nation-turned-into-a-prison-house/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T09:40:53+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Bangladesh: A Nation Turned into a Prison-House</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/akd-the-underdog-who-changed-sri-lankan-politics/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T09:33:08+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>AKD: The Underdog Who Changed Sri Lankan Politics</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/did-the-jvp-really-try-to-steal-the-sacred-tooth-relic/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T07:36:58+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Did the JVP Really Try to Steal the Sacred Tooth Relic?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/democracy-is-not-a-licence-for-anarchy/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T07:35:59+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Democracy Is Not a Licence for Anarchy</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/cracked-homes-broken-promises/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-14T07:32:34+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Cracked Homes, Broken Promises</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-cardinals-silence-and-the-politics-of-buddhism/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T13:44:39+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Cardinal’s Silence and the Politics of Buddhism in Sri Lanka</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/is-sri-lanka-heading-towards-another-economic-calamity/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T11:53:57+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards Another Economic Calamity?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lankan-court-orders-intelligence-chiefs-notified-of-threats-to-buddhist-sites/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T11:27:24+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lankan Court Orders Intelligence Chiefs Notified of Threats to Buddhist Sites</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/columbus-didnt-discover-america-why-does-he-get-the-holiday/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:42:03+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Columbus Didn’t Discover America. Why Does He Get the Holiday?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/nvidia-warns-ai-agents-can-bypass-security-controls-and-expose-sensitive-data/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:31:57+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Nvidia Warns AI Agents Can Bypass Security Controls and Expose Sensitive Data</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/anthropic-reports-ai-agents-bypassed-security-controls-on-real-websites/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:30:16+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Anthropic Reports AI Agents Bypassed Security Controls on Real Websites</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-signals-new-imf-deal-as-government-shifts-focus-from-economic-stability-to-growth/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:15:59+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka Signals New IMF Deal as Government Shifts Focus from Economic Stability to Growth</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/economics-nobel-honours-hall-and-woodford-for-reshaping-crisis-management/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T10:05:10+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Economics Nobel honours Hall and Woodford for reshaping crisis management</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/asian-technology-stocks-plunge-as-ai-investment-fears-hit-semiconductor-shares/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:54:23+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Asian Technology Stocks Plunge as AI Investment Fears Hit Semiconductor Shares</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/oil-prices-fall-as-trump-eases-restrictions-on-russian-diesel-supplies/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:53:10+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Oil Prices Fall as Trump Eases Restrictions on Russian Diesel Supplies</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/south-korea-says-us-intelligence-dispute-remains-unresolved-as-alliance-faces-strains/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:39:39+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>South Korea Says US Intelligence Dispute Remains Unresolved as Alliance Faces Strains</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/imf-raises-2026-global-growth-forecast-as-ai-boom-offsets-middle-east-war-shock/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:37:48+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>IMF Raises 2026 Global Growth Forecast as AI Boom Offsets Middle East War Shock</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/hundreds-of-major-cities-are-sinking-with-mexico-city-among-the-worst-affected/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:19:55+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Hundreds of Major Cities Are Sinking, with Mexico City Among the Worst Affected</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/saudi-arabia-suspended-public-attack-warnings-before-deadly-riyadh-airport-strikes/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:15:36+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Saudi Arabia Suspended Public Attack Warnings Before Deadly Riyadh Airport Strikes</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/trump-signals-possible-meeting-with-kim-as-north-korea-showcases-nuclear-missile-arsenal/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T09:13:02+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Trump Signals Possible Meeting with Kim as North Korea Showcases Nuclear Missile Arsenal</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/saudi-crown-prince-reportedly-moves-between-bunker-equipped-palaces-as-houthi-attacks-intensify/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T06:54:53+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Saudi Crown Prince Reportedly Moves Between Bunker-Equipped Palaces as Houthi Attacks Intensify</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/how-gen-z-protests-are-reshaping-politics-in-asia/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T06:39:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>How Gen Z Protests Are Reshaping Politics in Asia</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/fukuyama-thymos-and-american-foreign-policy/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:02:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Fukuyama: Thymos and American Foreign Policy</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/digampathana-the-day-the-navy-was-shattered/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:02:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Digampathana: The Day the Navy Was Shattered</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/bangladesh-cracks-down-on-teenage-gangs-as-arrests-surge/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Bangladesh Cracks Down on Teenage Gangs as Arrests Surge</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/prepak-arrests-expose-persistent-insurgent-networks-in-manipur/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>PREPAK Arrests Expose Persistent Insurgent Networks in Manipur</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/tortured-or-torturer/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>“Tortured” or “torturer”?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/a-new-name-for-an-old-cage/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>A New Name for an Old Cage</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/how-the-nazis-stole-childhood/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>How the Nazis Stole Childhood</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-red-seas-next-big-war/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Red Sea’s Next Big War</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-dirty-secret-of-farmed-fish/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The Dirty Secret of Farmed Fish</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/the-new-asymmetry-of-middle-east-war/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>The New Asymmetry of Middle East War</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/musks-oligarch-hypocrisy/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-13T03:00:00+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Musk’s Oligarch Hypocrisy</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/is-sri-lanka-ready-for-post-rajapaksa/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T17:06:53+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Is Sri Lanka Ready for Post-Rajapaksa?</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/global-tamil-forum-hails-navi-pillays-nobel-recognition/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T16:57:49+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Global Tamil Forum Hails Navi Pillay’s Nobel Recognition</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/how-the-communist-party-of-china-seeks-to-reform-itself/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:20:39+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>How the Communist Party of China Seeks to Reform Itself</news:title></news:news></url>
<url><loc>https://slguardian.org/sri-lanka-ranks-54th-among-56-commonwealth-passports-in-ranking/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Sri Lanka Guardian</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-12T14:08:11+05:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka Ranks 54th Among 56 Commonwealth Passports in Ranking</news:title></news:news></url>
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