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🗓️ 11 November 2025
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Saudi Aramco is shifting its focus to natural gas, Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1bn over an edit of a speech he gave on January 6 2021, and a $23bn mine in Guinea opens today and it is seen as a huge win for China.
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Saudi Aramco steps up gas push to meet surging electricity demand
Donald Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over January 6 speech edit
How the world’s biggest mining project is a win for China
Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Lulu Smyth, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Kent Militzer. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:04.0 | Today is Tuesday, November 11th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:08.1 | The world's biggest oil producer is shifting its focus, and President Trump is threatening to sue the BBC. |
| 0:15.8 | Plus, we'll dive into why China might get the upper hand in the iron ore market. |
| 0:20.9 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:34.9 | Saudi Arabia is going to pivot towards producing natural gas. In a couple of weeks, the oil |
| 0:40.5 | major will start production at the Jafora field. It's one of the world's biggest shale gas basins, |
| 0:46.6 | and it's the cornerstone of Saudi Arabia's push into natural gas. I bet you're wondering, |
| 0:52.0 | though, why does the world's largest oil producer want to start |
| 0:55.4 | focusing on natural gas? Well, it's to meet the growing demand for the energy required to power |
| 1:01.1 | AI data centers in fast-growing cities. Jafora's gas output is expected to hit full capacity by 2030. |
| 1:08.7 | Last week, Aramco lifted its growth target for gas production from 60% to 80% by the end |
| 1:14.2 | of the decade compared with 2021 levels. |
| 1:22.9 | Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion. |
| 1:27.7 | The U.S. President is accusing the British broadcaster of trying to defame him through, |
| 1:32.3 | quote, intentional and deceitful editing of a speech he gave on January 6th, 2021. |
| 1:38.6 | That was the day his supporter stormed the Capitol to protest the 2020 presidential election. |
| 1:43.7 | The BBC is now dealing with the fallout, |
| 1:45.9 | and its Inspector General Tim Davy resigned on Sunday night. What does this all mean for the future |
| 1:51.1 | of the broadcaster? The FTs Daniel Thomas has been covering this story. Hi, Dan. |
| 1:55.7 | Hey, Mark. So, Dan, just give me a quick recap of what we've seen in the past couple of days. |
| 2:00.9 | Yeah, so it's been a few days of really high drama at the BBC. |
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