Morning news brief: Former UK PM reveals Putin threatened him, Imran Khan to contest in NA bypolls and more

In the latest BBC documentary, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made shocking claims when he said in the run-up to the Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin had threatened him with a missile strike. Meanwhile, the latest Russian bombardments on Ukraine have left several dead in Kherson.

In other news, the Pakistan election will have polls for 33 National Assembly seats and former premier Imran Khan will throw his hat in the ring for all of them. The Election Commission of Pakistan has set the date for the polls on 33 assembly seats for 16 March.

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'With a missile, it would only take a minute' Boris Johnson reveals he got threats from Putin

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made some chilling revelations in a latest BBC Documentary, Putin vs the West, where he claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had threatened him with a missile strike ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.

Russia's latest 'atrocious' attacks on Kherson, Kharkiv kills four, including two nurses

The latest round of Russian shelling has left four dead in Ukraine. As per Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday three people were killed by the shelling in the southern city of Kherson, while the Kharkiv regional governor reported the death of one person due to another strike.

Pakistan bypolls for 33 vacant National Assembly seats in March, Imran to contest on all

After mass resignation from Imran Khan's party lawmakers in mid-January, the Pakistan election body is now gearing up for polls for 33 National Assembly seats, on all of which Imran Khan will throw his hat in the ring. The Election Commission of Pakistan has set the date for the polls on 33 assembly seats for 16 March. Earlier, on 17 January, the seats got vacant after assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted 35 more resignations.

Germany won't send fighter jets to Ukraine; Zelensky urges for faster supplies, new weapons

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday (January 29) that Germany will not send fighter jets to Ukraine. His remarks come after Berlin agreed to supply 14 powerful Leopard tanks to Kyiv amid intense pressure from other European counties.

UN General Assembly president says India looking for solutions for many other countries

United Nations General Assembly President Csaba Korosi hailed India and called the South Asian nation "one of the leaders of the Global South". Korosi said that India is not only looking for solutions own problems but in many instances, has looked for many other countries as well.