Russia deploys missiles:

Russia has deployed an advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile battery to the Crimean Peninsula amid escalating tensions there, according to Russian news reports. The missile system, once operational, would be able to target aircraft deep into Ukrainian airspace.

U.N. OKs Sudan peace force:

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan have a robust new mandate and thousands of additional troops despite government opposition to the move, raising the possibility of clashes between blue helmets and the country’s armed forces. The Security Council on Friday approved a U.S.-drafted resolution granting expanded powers to peacekeepers requiring them to use “all necessary means” to protect U.N. personnel and installations and to take “proactive” measures to protect civilians from threats.

WHO attacks polio outbreak:

The World Health Organization will mount an aggressive vaccination campaign in five North African countries after two children were paralyzed by wild polio virus in Nigeria, the first such outbreak there in two years, officials said Friday.

Michel Zaffran, who directs the WHO’s efforts to eradicate the disease, said a six-round campaign of vaccinations for children younger than 5 would begin shortly in Nigeria’s Borno state and quickly expand to Chad, Cameroon, Niger and the Central African Republic.

Airstrikes hit hospital, market:

BEIRUT — Airstrikes in opposition areas of Syria’s northern Aleppo province struck a market, a hospital and a village on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including children and two hospital staffers, activists and rescue workers said.

Thailand bombing toll at 4:

HUA HIN, Thailand — Attackers struck a series of tourist resort towns across southern Thailand with homemade explosives and firebombs in some of the worst violence to hit the country since a military coup two years ago. Police said at least four people were killed and dozens wounded, including 11 foreigners.

Governor declares emergency:

NEW ORLEANS — Heavy downpours pounded parts of the central U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, forcing the rescue of dozens of people stranded in their homes by waist-high water and leaving dead one man who was trapped by floodwaters. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency as rescue workers braced for more precipitation through the weekend.

Two fathers killed in attacks:

WASHINGTON — D.C. Police say two men are facing second-degree murder charges in the slayings of their fathers in separate cases. Media outlets report an arrest affidavit says 71-year-old Dr. Harrison Spencer was found dead from multiple stab wounds in his home Wednesday evening. Thirty-two-year-old Peter Michael Spencer called 911 saying he had killed his father after “voices” in his head told him to do it. Wednesday afternoon, 44-year-old Otis Byrd was stabbed to death outside Children’s National Medical Center. Byrd's son, 20-year-old Brandon Byrd, was arrested in the death.

Injuries in JetBlue turbulence:

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — People were “thrown around like little rag dolls” when turbulence rocked a JetBlue flight from Massachusetts to California, a passenger said Friday, in an incident that left more than 20 people injured and forced an unscheduled landing in South Dakota.

Afghan ISIS leader killed:

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say an American drone strike in July killed a top Islamic State group leader in Afghanistan. Officials say Hafiz Saeed Khan died in southern Nangahar Province on July 26.

Judge blocks anti-abortion law:

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge blocked a state law aimed at diverting public money from Planned Parenthood, saying in a Friday ruling that the group stood to suffer "irreparable injury." The Ohio law targets the more than $1.4 million in funding that Planned Parenthood gets through the state's health department. That money, mostly from the federal government, supports certain education and prevention programs. The law, signed by Republican Gov. John Kasich, would bar such funds from going to entities that perform or promote abortions.

Zika case outside Miami area:

MIAMI — Florida health officials say they're investigating a new Zika case outside a Miami neighborhood where mosquitoes have spread the virus to over two dozen people. The Florida Department of Health released a statement Friday announcing that its Zika caseload has risen to 28, with three new cases in Miami-Dade County.