The US refuelling plane that crashed was involved in an "incident" with another aircraft, and neither hostile nor friendly fire was to blame, Centcom has said. It has not given an update on the two crew members who survived the crash. Meanwhile, with the price of oil hovering around $100 (£75) a barrel and Iran vowing to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the US has authorised countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum in a bid to curb price rises. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it wouldn't "provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government", but as business reporter Nick Marsh notes, "data shows that Moscow has already become a significant financial beneficiary" from the conflict.

China's biggest political gathering - the National People's Congress (NPC) - has come to an end. Although it effectively functions as a rubber-stamp parliament, approving decisions made behind closed doors by the top echelons of the Chinese Communist Party, its announcements signal the priorities of the world's second-largest economy. Our correspondents explain what we can learn about where China is heading from the tightly-controlled and heavily scripted meeting.