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Junior Nsemba has become a dominant forward for the Wigan Warriors, helping his team work towards the top end of the Super League table in 2026. And, with his team headed to the exciting “Magic WKND,” where every team competes in the same host stadium for a festival feel, Nsemba is hoping to take the progress that he’s made in recent months and exhilarate his fans some more in Liverpool. To that end, the 6-feet-5-inch player has provided M&F with his three favorite exercises for maximum results. With the Rugby League World Cup taking place later this year, Nsemba is…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: McCormick & Co. received $28 million in tariff refunds in the second quarter ended May 31, with another $3 million expected in the second half of the fiscal year, EVP and CFO Marcos Gabriel said on a June 25 earnings call. The spice and ingredients maker plans to use the tariff windfall to help offset inflationary pressures, including higher costs tied to the Iran war, Gabriel said. “I think it’s important to note that the Middle East conflict is really…

Lithuania’s parliamentary parties have agreed on a plan to lift a constitutional ban on nuclear weapons and foreign military bases in the Baltic nation, the president said, in a sign of how Russia is resetting security calculations in the region.The move — a major legal overhaul which will need two-thirds majorities in two parliamentary votes to go through — would remove prohibitions put in place more than three decades ago after Lithuania broke away from the Soviet Union.“The geopolitical situation is getting worse,” President Gitanas Nauseda told reporters after meeting with parliament party leaders on Thursday.“Our constitution was written when…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has consolidated nearly all of the Pentagon’s drone and autonomous systems programs under a single new office that reports directly to his deputy and will oversee what Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell called “the most consequential battlefield innovation of this generation.”The Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems, or DRPM-UxS, will become “the single joint integrator for all unmanned and autonomous system programs” in the department, according to a June 29 memo the Pentagon made public Wednesday. Its director, yet to be named, will answer to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg and oversee how the…

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — For Airmen assigned to the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, readiness begins long before an aircraft leaves the flight line. It begins in the gym, where maintainers push through strength and cardio workouts before or after shifts. It begins in a room where an Airman can sit down, collect their thoughts, and talk to someone before stress turns into something heavier. It begins with leaders recognizing that taking care of Airmen is not separate from the mission. It is the mission. During the tenure of a previous 552nd AMXS commander, the squadron began taking a…

Ronin joins Merge Tactics Season 10 as the newest Ruler with the Double Edge ability.Electro Giant and Electro Wizard return alongside the Electric Trait.Eight new Equipment items arrive on July 31, expanding the pool to 16 total. Supercell’s Clash Royale is bringing another seasonal refresh to Merge Tactics with Season 10, introducing a brand-new Ruler, fresh equipment, returning troops, and trait changes. While this season does not bring a complete roster overhaul like Season 9, it still adds enough changes to shake up strategies. Here’s everything you need to know about the new season running from July 13 to September…

The Swiss 155mm Piranha self-propelled howitzer features a fully automated Artillery Gun Module mounted on a 10 x 10 chassis. The system offers excellent mobility, increased range, and shoot-and-scoot capabilities compared to the current in-service M109 KWEST. The chassis has five axles with both forward and rear steering, enabling a tight turning radius. The Swiss will deploy thirty-two systems starting in 2031. The Swiss Army announced in early June that it has awarded a contract to replace its M109 tracked self-propelled howitzers with the Piranha DONAR 10X10 wheeled howitzer. The Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse…

When the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda met in Washington, D.C., in early December 2025, for a ceremony sealing the peace deal that ended four years of fighting, it was meant to showcase U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to settle even the most intractable conflicts. Trump blanketed the signing event with his trademark hyperbole: “Look at how they love each other,” he marveled about the two presidents. But Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame refused to shake hands. Rwandan troops were already massing in South Kivu Province to launch a major new offensive. Within…

Hexonia GmbH will supply the new combat helmet for the German Armed Forces. This week the company received an order from Bundeswehr Bekleidungsmanagement GmbH (BwBM). With this contract, the Bundeswehr will receive a combat helmet from Hexonia that is not only state-of-the-art and tailored to its needs, but is also produced exclusively in-house at the company’s facility in Nettetal and at the NFM Group site in Lebork, Poland. New Combat Helmet for the Armed Forces Impresses in User Testing Hexonia began developing combat helmets in 2020, and since 2022, the company has been equipping the German Special Forces (KSK) with…

Josh Emmett has accomplished plenty at featherweight and now it might be time to move back up.Currently mired in a 1-5 slump, including three straight losses, Emmett finds himself at a crossroads. The 41-year-old veteran has failed to make it out of the first round in his past two fights, most recently falling to Kevin Vallejos in the UFC Vegas 114 main event this past March, and is considering a major change to stop his skid.“I’ll definitely fight before the end of the year,” Emmett told MMA Fighting’s José Youngs. “I’m enjoying some things that I’ve wanted to do for…