Medical Education & Culture in Asmara: Orotta College of Medicine and Science wrapped its 13th annual festival on 12 June, blending seminars, sports, fashion shows, and presentations on medical training progress while stressing Eritrea’s culture and student research growth. Eritrean Health Tech Push: Seychelles and Eritrea adopted Abbott’s WHO-prequalified Determine ANC Panel for rapid, one-visit screening of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B to support mother-to-child “triple elimination” goals. Diaspora & Identity Through Song: A new Meron Estifanos upload is drawing Eritrean diaspora attention, with lyrics that echo a long-running nationalist theme: “country first” and who gets to claim Eritrean identity. Humanitarian & Migration Tensions Abroad: Reports from Belfast describe far-right violence and a circulated “hit list” targeting migrants, including Eritreans living in affected homes, after a knife attack allegedly linked to a Sudanese refugee. Sports, Exclusion, and World Cup Politics: FIFA’s promise of welcome for the 2026 World Cup clashes with a US refusal to admit Somali referee Omar Artan despite proper paperwork, reigniting debates about unequal treatment of African sportspeople. Regional Spotlight (Ethiopia/Tigray): Ethiopia’s conflict dynamics remain volatile as tensions around the Pretoria cessation framework and mobilization measures continue to raise displacement and aid delivery concerns.