Tasneem Nashrulla

New York

Breaking News Editor at Semafor

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Hong Kong universities invite Harvard students ‘affected’ by Trump crackdown

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

Three universities in Hong Kong have invited Harvard’s international students to join them instead, as the Ivy League school comes under escalating attacks from US President Donald Trump. A US judge last week blocked the administration’s shock move to bar foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, but Trump issued a fresh threat Monday, saying he would redirect $3 billion in Harvard grants to trade schools.
Hong Kong universities invite Harvard students 'affected' by Trump crackdown

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

The NewsThree universities in Hong Kong have invited Harvard’s international students to join them instead, as the Ivy League school comes under escalating attacks from US President Donald Trump. A US judge last week blocked the administration’s shock move to bar foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, but Trump issued a fresh threat Monday, saying he would redirect $3 billion in Harvard grants to trade schools.
Kremlin says President Donald Trump is ‘emotional’ after US leader criticizes Russia’s Vladimir Putin

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla |Tom Chivers

Moscow called US President Donald Trump “emotional” on Monday, after Trump branded Vladimir Putin “crazy” following Russia’s massive aerial assault on Ukraine. Even as Washington’s efforts to broker a ceasefire falter, Russia and Ukraine could reach an “imperfect deal” this year that will halt the fighting, but stop short of a lasting peace, JP Morgan’s Center for Geopolitics predicted in a report.
Israeli military says it will take over 75% of Gaza as inhabitants face increasing famine risk

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

Israel’s military said it would capture 75% of Gaza in two months, as part of a major new ground offensive against Hamas. Israel has escalated airstrikes in recent days, and will aim to confine Gaza’s 2 million population into an area amounting to 25% of the strip, The Times of Israel reported.
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins top Cannes prize

1 week ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

An Iranian dissident filmmaker, who was forbidden from leaving Iran for 15 years, won the top prize at the Cannes film festival for his movie It Was Just an Accident. Tehran has banned Jafar Panahi’s films, but he continues to direct them clandestinely in Iran.
Israeli military says it will take over 75% of Gaza as inhabitants face increasing famine risk

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

4 hours agoDr Mads Gilbert, a physician at University Hospital of North Norway, discusses the Israeli air strike that killed nine c Dr Mads Gilbert, a physician at University Hospital of North Norway, discusses the Israeli air strike that killed nine of Dr Alaa al-Najjar’s 10 children in the Gaza Strip.
India aims for US trade deal by July

2 weeks ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

India is aiming to reach an interim trade deal with the US before July, despite signs of strain between the two countries. New Delhi officials told Bloomberg that an initial pact, part of a three-phase deal, will likely be signed before US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs kick in.
India aims for US trade deal by July

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

12 hours agoZeno, a startup aimed at markets in Africa and India, makes an electric bike that outperforms gas motorcycles and costs less—so customers don’t need a green incentive to buy them. Tesla sales continue to plunge. But a former Tesla employee’s startup now has a long waiting list for a very different …
India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire after days of military escalations

4 weeks ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after days of escalating tensions and retaliatory strikes between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Top officials from both countries confirmed the halt in fighting after US President Donald Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to to “a full and immediate ceasefire” following a night of talks mediated by the US.
Sculpture captures endurance and exhaustion of Depression-era dance craze

2 months ago | semafor.com | Tasneem Nashrulla

A sculptor’s new work draws inspiration from the Depression-era craze of endurance dance competitions in the US. Marathon Dance Relief at Ireland’s St Carthage Hall depicts dance partners exhausted after enduring brutal week-long contests to win prizes worth one year’s salary. While the high-octane competitions were hugely popular in the 1920s and 1930s — serving as precursors to contemporary reality dance shows — they took a toll on the contestants, and in rare cases, led to injuries or deaths.