<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Evening Standard Northern Ireland</title>    <link>https://eveningstandard.ca/topic/northern-ireland/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Evening Standard Northern Ireland and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, ESI Media Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:26:43 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-06-09T15:26:43Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>ESI Media Ltd or its affiliated companies. 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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers were called to Kinnaird Avenue around 10.30pm on Monday and the injured man was taken to hospital. Another man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody, police confirmed. Picture date: Tuesday June 9, 2026. -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2026/06/09/14/31f288ffc8a4ab6ee5cdd7dff7d067faY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgxMDk4NzA5-2.84891895.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[EDITORS NOTE: PIC BLURRED TO PROTECT IDENTITY A police cordon at the scene of a stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers were called to Kinnaird Avenue around 10.30pm on Monday and the injured man was taken to hospital. Another man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody, police confirmed. 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