Counterintelligence Overhaul in Seoul: South Korea has launched a new counterintelligence structure, formally dissolving the Defense Counterintelligence Command and splitting its roles into three bodies, including a Defense Counterintelligence Headquarters focused on threats from North Korea and protecting military secrets and AI/satellite systems. North Korea Heatwave: Pyongyang and much of North Korea are sweltering under a heat wave, with state media warning of high temperatures and tropical nights, while urging people to avoid outdoor activity and showing crowds at Wonsan-Kalma beaches and pools. Korean Peninsula Heat Emergency: A record heatwave is also spreading across South Korea, with Yangsan hitting 42.5°C (highest in 122 years), deaths and thousands of heat illnesses reported, and Seoul-area authorities issuing the strongest emergency heatwave warning for parts of the metro. Russia-North Korea Link via Ukraine: Monitoring groups say Russia’s July ballistic missile launches hit a record monthly high, with North Korean missiles among the types used in strikes that have killed civilians near Kryvyi Rih. Diplomacy Signals from Indonesia: Indonesia’s Prabowo says South Korea’s Lee asked him to visit North Korea to open dialogue, and he would go if requested—another potential channel as Pyongyang deepens ties with Moscow and Beijing.