India, June 4 -- In a moment that felt almost unreal, an interview with a Harvard graduate on compassion and unity took a surreal turn when a physical altercation erupted just behind her mid-sentence.

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Yurong "Luanna" Jiang, a 25-year-old Chinese graduate who delivered the valedictory address at Harvard, was speaking with The Associated Press when two older men began fighting in the background - ironically, as she spoke about empathy, moral imagination, and human connection.

Jiang's words carried a powerful message, now layered with unexpected irony.

"The message itself, if I have to put it into one sentence, will be humanity rises and falls as one," ...