The Trump administration’s push to end Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students is predictably forcing those students to look into other options. But it’s also pushing away some students from the United States. In one case, an incoming U.S. student at Harvard Business School asked the institution if they could defer admission because the “educational

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It was, by most appearances, a normal Commencement: bagpipes, speeches, caps flung skyward. But for students in the crowd, the day was shaped by a courtroom battle over the fate of Harvard’s international students that played out simultaneously with the ceremony — and by Harvard’s historic, high-stakes standoff with the Trump administration. Midway through Harvard’s

Adam Easton BBC Warsaw correspondent Reuters Rafal Trzaskowski (L) has a narrow lead in the polls over national conservative historian Karol Nawrocki (R) Poles will vote for a new president on Sunday in a tight election that will have major consequences for the future of the country’s pro-EU government. Opinion polls say Warsaw’s liberal mayor

A federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump’s sweeping international tariffs can remain in place for now, a day after three judges ruled the president exceeded his authority. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has allowed the president to temporarily continue collecting tariffs under emergency legislation while it considers the government’s

Sarah Smith North America editor Getty Images Since returning to power, US President Donald Trump has wielded tariffs – or the threat of them – as his economic weapon of choice. He has slapped import duties against allies and adversaries alike, and raised their rates to staggeringly high levels, only to change his mind and

Nomia Iqbal North America correspondent Reporting fromHarvard, Massachusetts Watch: Trump and Harvard’s student visa battle explained… in 70 seconds If President Donald Trump says he’s punishing Harvard University to protect Jewish students, not everybody is convinced. More than 2,000 Harvard students identify as Jewish, and for some of those from abroad, Trump’s rhetoric has stirred

Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters Israel resumed its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza in mid-March following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House said on

Reuters The musicians were last seen in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US border Five musicians who disappeared in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US border, were murdered by suspected drug cartel members, Mexican authorities have said. Nine alleged members of the notorious Gulf Cartel have been arrested on suspicion of