May. 23, 2024 23:40 PM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Asia

FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers his speech against racism in football at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Sakchai Lalit, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers his speech against racism in football at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Brazil's Pedro Barros reacts after falling in the Skateboarding Men's Park Preliminaries for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series held in Shanghai, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Buddhist devotees stand in a queue to light butter lamps during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A Shiite Muslim weeps as they hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others leaders during a vigil in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, May 20, 2024. Raisi and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of Iran's northwest, state media reported. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A Sri Lankan Buddhist devotee prays at a temple on the day of Buddha Poornima, or Vesak in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 23, 2023. In many parts of Asia, the sacred day marks not just the birth, but also the enlightenment and passing of the Buddha. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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May 17-23, 2024

Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te and former President Tsai Ing-wen wave during Lai’s inauguration ceremonies in Taipei. A Shiite Muslim weeps as they hold photos of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others leaders during a vigil in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. People release lanterns during the celebration of Vesak, which marks the day of Buddha’s birth, death and enlightenment, at the 9th-century Borobudur Temple in Indonesia.

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.

This selection was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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