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A man accused of killing former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial, BBC reported.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, told a court in the capital Tokyo that "everything is true", according to local media. 

Yamagami used a homemade gun to shoot Abe during a political campaign event in the western city of Nara in 2022.

Abe - who was known for his hawkish foreign policy and a signature economic strategy that popularly came to be known as "Abenomics" - was struck several times, and died in hospital later the same day, sending shockwaves around the world, according to BBC.

Cameroon's 92-year-old president has won a controversial eighth term, in a fiercely disputed election, BBC reported.

Paul Biya, who is the world's oldest head of state, won 53.7% of the vote, compared to the 35.2% of opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Constitutional Council declared.

Before the announcement, Tchiroma Bakary - a former Biya ally - insisted he had won the election, but the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) dismissed his claim.

The election, held on 12 October, has been marred with deadly violence, and in recent days, hundreds of Tchiroma Bakary's supporters have defied protest bans in several cities, and clashed with security forces, according to BBC.

Israel has received, through the Red Cross, a coffin that Hamas says contains the body of another deceased hostage held in Gaza, BBC reported.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops had taken the coffin from Gaza back to Israel, where forensic tests would be used to identify the remains.

If they are confirmed as belonging to a hostage, Hamas will have returned 16 of the 28 dead Israelis and foreigners it was holding before the start of a ceasefire two weeks ago, according to BBC.

US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term for the White House, saying he would "love to do it". 

But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 - an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US constitution that bars the president from running for a third term, BBC reported.

Speaking to reporters during his trip to Asia, Trump described the idea as "too cute" and said it "wouldn't be right". 

It is unclear what method he would use to run again. Last week, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said that a "plan" was in place to secure the 79-year-old president another term, according to BBC.