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  <url><loc>https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/07/05/former-intelligence-chief-suresh-sallay-presses-on-with-hunger-strike-from-hospital-bed</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Lanka Newspapers</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-05T15:02:51.652Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Former Intelligence Chief Suresh Sallay Presses On With Hunger Strike From Hospital Bed</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/07/05/two-dead-dozens-wounded-after-violent-clash-erupts-inside-negombo-prison-si</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Lanka Newspapers</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-05T15:02:26.034Z</news:publication_date><news:title>නේගම්බෝ බන්ධනාගාරය තුළ ඇති වූ දරුණු ගැටුමකින් දෙදෙනෙකු මියගොස් දුසිම් ගණනකට තුවාල</news:title></news:news></url>
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  <url><loc>https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/07/05/negombo-prison-erupts-two-dead-dozens-injured-as-inmates-scale-rooftops-in-mass-protest</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Lanka Newspapers</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-05T15:00:26.670Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Negombo Prison Erupts: Two Dead, Dozens Injured as Inmates Scale Rooftops in Mass Protest</news:title></news:news></url>
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  <url><loc>https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/07/05/over-1-000-sri-lankan-police-officers-suspended-amid-widespread-misconduct-concerns</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Lanka Newspapers</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-05T12:03:57.993Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Over 1,000 Sri Lankan Police Officers Suspended Amid Widespread Misconduct Concerns</news:title></news:news></url>
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  <url><loc>https://www.lankanewspapers.com/2026/07/05/sri-lanka-at-risk-of-becoming-a-safe-haven-for-chinese-cybercrime-operations</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Lanka Newspapers</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-05T09:03:46.593Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Sri Lanka at Risk of Becoming a Safe Haven for Chinese Cybercrime Operations</news:title></news:news></url>
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