May. 10, 2024 04:03 AM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Asia

By The Associated Press
Australian players celebrate after defeating France during the women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2024 cup semifinals between Australia and France in Singapore, on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah) Suhaimi Abdullah, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Australian players celebrate after defeating France during the women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2024 cup semifinals between Australia and France in Singapore, on Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)
Buddhists monks clean Buddha statues ahead of the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 15, at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Windmills are seen at Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines on Monday, May 6, 2024. Ilocos Norte province is home to most of the wind farms in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Bangladeshi students display a giant Palestinian flag, as they march during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/ Mahmud Hossain Opu )
A Nepalese devotee makes her way back through a narrow ledge after offering prayers in front of an idol of Astamatrika, or eight mother goddesses, on the banks of the Bagmati river in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Devout Hindus in Nepal are performing rituals on Wednesday to mark Matatirtha Aunshi or Mother's Day. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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May 3-May 9, 2024

General elections continue throughout India. Campus protests in the U.S. have influenced students in Bangladesh and South Korea. Buddhists monks clean Buddha statues before his birthday. Horse riders compete in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. Teams compete in rugby matches in Singapore. Animals, as well as people, in Asian countries try to avoid heat.

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 Hiro Komae in Tokyo.

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