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There were nerves and a long-held doubt before Christian Petracca turned back time in Gold Coast’s statement-making rout of Geelong to begin the AFL season.

The Mexican president says 100,000 security personnel will be deployed during upcoming football tournament.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 6 Mar 20266 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPresident Claudia Sheinbaum has unveiled a plan to deploy as many as 100,000 members of Mexico’s security forces during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Sheinbaum made the announcement during a Friday visit to a suburb of Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe area had been struck by a wave of violence after Mexico launched a deadly military operation on February 22…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When War Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked recently whether U.S. forces would ever move to secure enriched uranium reportedly stored at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear complex, he declined to say, citing operational security.The exchange highlighted a question the U.S. and Israel’s air campaign alone cannot answer: even if U.S. strikes degrade Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, who would physically secure the enriched uranium, and how?Iran is believed to possess a significant stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%, near weapons-grade. That material could theoretically be used in multiple nuclear devices if further refined. Moving from 60% to…

Micron Technology shares fell on Friday as weakness in South Korean memory names weighed on sentiment and US investors awaited February jobs data.The moves come as US stocks remained in the red amid the Iran conflict, while South Korean memory giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix also declined on the Korea Exchange.Micron edges lower with global memory sentimentMicron, a major producer of DRAM and NAND chips, traded 2% lower at $389.12.In Seoul, Samsung Electronics fell 1.77% to 188,200 won and SK Hynix dropped 1.81% to 924,000 won.CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned earlier this week about “South Korean spillover into our markets,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For just the fourth time in the past three decades, the reigning Super Bowl MVP will likely be available on the open market. The Seattle Seahawks declined to exercise the franchise tag for running back Kenneth Walker III before Thursday’s deadline, according to multiple reports.NFL teams had until late Tuesday afternoon to apply the franchise tag to eligible players whose contracts expire once the new league year starts next week. The Seahawks and Walker could still work out a long-term deal before the free agency period officially opens. If not, Walker would explore…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday confirmed Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers, an aviation survival technician stationed at USCG Air Station Astoria, Oregon, died Thursday following a medical evacuation mission off the coast of Cape Flattery, Washington.During the Feb. 27 mission, Jaggers was critically injured and put on life support, according to statements from the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer Association (GCHRSA).He later died at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, Washington, surrounded by his parents, sister, fiancé, friends, and Coast Guard teammates, according to Department…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with his U.S. counterpart in Washington on Friday and had a “constructive and substantive discussion” on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and other trade issues, he said. The meeting comes as the two countries prepare for this summer’s review of the CUSMA trade pact and after U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer suggested difficulties in talks with Canada.A statement posted to LeBlanc’s social media said the minister on Friday introduced Greer to Canada’s new chief U.S. trade negotiator Janice Charette, who was appointed by Prime Minister Mark Carney…

Oil prices surged to the highest level since 2023 as the war in the Middle East roiled commodities markets, sending the costs of everything from petrol to jet fuel spiralling and threatening a new bout of global inflation.Brent crude settled 8.5 per cent higher on Friday, leaving the international oil benchmark up 28 per cent this week to $92.69 a barrel. US marker West Texas Intermediate leapt 36 per cent this week to $90.90, in its biggest weekly rise on records stretching to 1983. The rally came after US-Israeli strikes on Iran at the weekend, and Tehran’s counteroffensive stymied transits…

Defender Andy Robertson was the unlikely architect of Liverpool’s 3-1 FA Cup victory over Wolves which eased some of the pressure on head coach Arne Slot.

The licence follows a push from US President Donald Trump to open Venezuela’s resource sector to international investment.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 6 Mar 20266 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThe United States government has authorised a limited licence for the export of Venezuelan gold, following a high-level meeting to expand mining in the country.On Friday, a notice appeared on the US Department of the Treasury’s website announcing the licence.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt allows Venezuela’s state-run mining company Minerven and its subsidiaries to export, transport and sell Venezuelan gold…