• In Israel, Vice President Mike Pence of the United States told lawmakers that the new American Embassy would open in Jerusalem in 2019. Arab members of the Israeli Parliament briefly disrupted his speech. [The New York Times]

• A Moscow court ordered the closing of a foundation supporting the activities of Aleksei Navalny, Russia’s leading opposition politician. [The New York Times]

• Pope Francis, returning from a trip to Latin America, apologized to abuse victims but again expressed doubts about some allegations. [The New York Times]

• About 100 women have now recounted sexual abuse by the former U.S.A. Gymnastics team doctor at his sentencing hearing. [The New York Times]

• A top court in Spain rejected a prosecutor’s request for a new European arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, the former — and perhaps future — leader of Catalonia. [Politico]

• George Weah, the former soccer star, was inaugurated as president of Liberia to the cheers of thousands at a stadium in Monrovia, the capital. [The New York Times]

• The police in China seized Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen who had published critical books in Hong Kong, while he was being escorted by Swedish diplomats to a medical exam in Beijing. [The New York Times]