May. 16, 2024 22:53 PM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Asia

By The Associated Press
Argentina's Mauro Iglesias competes in the Skateboarding Men's Street Preliminaries for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series held in Shanghai, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Ng Han Guan, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Argentina's Mauro Iglesias competes in the Skateboarding Men's Street Preliminaries for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series held in Shanghai, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A passenger airliner flies past a rainbow on the clouds cast by the sunlight in the sky over the city in Beijing, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Artists perform during a roadshow by Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the fourth round of polling in the six-week-long national election, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A man shows ink mark on his finger after casting his vote during the fourth phase of India's general election in Baba Nagri, northeast of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
A child is hoisted up as participants take part in the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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May 10-16, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing during his two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies and trading partners. Flash flooding and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island caused dozens of deaths. Artists performed during a roadshow by Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi before the fourth round of voting in India's general elections.

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in the Asia-Pacific region made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

The selection was curated by AP photo editor Shuji Kajiyama in Tokyo.

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