New Delhi, June 9 -- London Mayor Sadiq Khan has extended an open invitation to international students excluded by US universities under the Trump administration, calling on them to choose London as a welcoming, inclusive, and forward-thinking alternative.

Speaking at the Concordia Europe Summit on Monday, Sadiq Khan said, as per a repot in ABC News, "If the U.S. is closed to you, we'll make sure that London is open." He praised the British capital as a "beacon of hope, progress and possibility," adding that the city values the contributions of overseas students to "our society, our economy and our culture."

Without naming US President Donald Trump directly, Khan warned against rising nationalism and inward-looking politics. He criticis...