This is 6 minutes, the seriously international daily newscast. It&#39;s Thursday, February 6 - let Jacob Shropshire and Anne-Sophie Goninet guide you through the news. Today:
- Israel orders its army to prepare for Gaza residents’ “voluntary departure”
- January sets a heat record despite forecasts for a cooler 2025
- And our daily quiz question comes to us from Australian scientists.
That, and much more, in today&#39;s 6 Minutes.

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