Morning Newswrap: Iran strikes back at Israel; Ahmedabad plane crash toll mounts to 274; and more

Iran struck back at Israel with overnight missile attacks. Trump stirred controversy by claiming he gave Iran a 60-day ultimatum, though his officials had denied any direct role.

Back in Asia, India and China agreed to focus on people-centric ties during talks between top diplomats. Meanwhile, the Air India crash toll rose to 274, marking the worst single-aircraft disaster in the country. In Assam, authorities issued shoot-at-sight orders in Dhubri amid rising communal tensions.Iran strikes back Israel; Netanyahu warns 'more is on the way' - How the night unfoldedA tense escalation unfolded across the Middle East overnight, as Iran launched back-to-back, and overnight missile strikes toward Israel late Friday and early Saturday.

The move came in response to what Iran described as Israel’s earlier attacks on its territory. Read full storyAir India plane crash: Toll mounts to 274; 33 on-ground deaths confirmedSalvage teams scouring the debris of flight AI 171 found the black box of the crashed 787-8 Dreamliner and 29 more bodies on Friday, taking the toll to 274 and expanding the scale of the worst single-aircraft disaster in the history of Indian aviation. Read full story'Those who spoke bravely are all dead': Trump says he gave Iran 60-day ultimatumIn a dramatic twist, US President Donald Trump claimed credit for setting the stage, citing a 60-day ultimatum he says he gave Iran, even as his officials had denied direct American involvement in the operation.

Read full storyFocus on people-centric engagements, India & China agree to mend tiesIn talks between foreign secretary Vikram Misri and visiting Chinese vice foreign minister Sun Weidong, India and China agreed to expedite measures to resume direct air services and to hold “certain functional dialogues” to resolve specific issues of concern in, among other things, trade and economy. Read full storyShoot-at-sight order at Assam border amid communal unrestThe Assam government on Friday issued a shoot-at-sight order in the India-Bangladesh border town of Dhubri after dusk to rein in what CM Himanta Biswa Sarma described as "a communal group" fomenting trouble over the past week. Read full story