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Last update: 3 hours agoInter-Korean Sports Diplomacy: North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC beat South Korea’s Suwon FC Women 2-1 in Suwon in the first North-South match on South soil in eight years, coming back after a first-half goal and sealing a spot in Saturday’s AFC Women’s Champions League final against Japan’s Tokyo Verdy Beleza. Frontline Military Posture: In parallel, Kim Jong Un convened division- and brigade-level commanders and pushed plans to reorganize the military and turn the southern border into an “impregnable fortress,” underscoring a hardening stance toward Seoul. China’s Leverage: Reports say Xi Jinping could visit Pyongyang as early as next week, following recent high-level exchanges—another sign Pyongyang is leaning on Beijing as its global options narrow. Domestic Pressure Signals: North Korea’s won reportedly weakened sharply again, with the dollar rate jumping nearly 80% this year, a reminder that the regime’s external moves sit atop mounting economic strain. Politics at Home Abroad: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer briefly sparked confusion in Parliament by mistakenly saying the UK had negotiated a trade deal with “North Korea,” then corrected himself—an awkward reminder of how often Pyongyang is pulled into other countries’ headlines.
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