Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:

How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims

A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar al-Assad, a Times investigation shows.

Russian Minister Who Had Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead

Russia’s transport minister, who previously served as governor of the Kursk region, was found dead in his car from a gunshot wound, Russian authorities said on Monday, hours after the Kremlin announced he had been relieved of his duties.

An Apartheid-Era Torture Method Endures Among South African Police

A New York Times analysis found that, three decades after apartheid, the police in South Africa continue to use a brutal interrogation tactic that involves suffocation — known as tubing — when interrogating suspects.

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