AP Week in Pictures: Asia

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Sept. 1-7, 2023

A horse rider holds a Mongolian flag during a traditional performance at a cultural event organized for Pope Francis´ visit to Mongolia, revelers pay respect before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai and Pope Francis arrives to preside over a Mass at the Steppe Arena in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar.

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

The selections were curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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A horse rider holds a Mongolian flag during a traditional performance at a cultural event organized for the media and entourage following Pope Francis' visit to Mongolia, at the Mongolia Cultural Park, some 40 kilometers out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A horse rider holds a Mongolian flag during a traditional performance at a cultural event organized for the media and entourage following Pope Francis' visit to Mongolia, at the Mongolia Cultural Park, some 40 kilometers out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Revelers pay respect before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Janmashtami celebrates the birthday of Hindu god Krishna. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Revelers pay respect before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Janmashtami celebrates the birthday of Hindu god Krishna. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

A school boy dressed as Hindu god krishna participates in Janmashtami celebrations in Shivaji Shikshan Sanstha school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The festival celebrated the birth of Krishna. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

A school boy dressed as Hindu god krishna participates in Janmashtami celebrations in Shivaji Shikshan Sanstha school in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The festival celebrated the birth of Krishna. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Students at a college with faces painted in blue pose for the media at an event held ahead of Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Students at a college with faces painted in blue pose for the media at an event held ahead of Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Pope Francis cheers at the participants as he arrives to preside over a mass at the Steppe Arena in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Francis is in Mongolia to minister to one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. Neighboring China's crackdown on religious minorities has been a constant backdrop to the trip, even as the Vatican hopes to focus attention instead on Mongolia and its 1,450 Catholics. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Pope Francis cheers at the participants as he arrives to preside over a mass at the Steppe Arena in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Francis is in Mongolia to minister to one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. Neighboring China's crackdown on religious minorities has been a constant backdrop to the trip, even as the Vatican hopes to focus attention instead on Mongolia and its 1,450 Catholics. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

South Sudan center Deng Acuoth reacts after scoring against Angola during their Basketball World Cup classification match at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines on Saturday Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

South Sudan center Deng Acuoth reacts after scoring against Angola during their Basketball World Cup classification match at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines on Saturday Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

France center Rudy Gobert (27) battles for the possession of the ball against Ivory Coast forwards Vafessa Fofana (12), and Patrick Tape (4) during the Basketball World Cup classification match between Ivory Coast and France at the Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

France center Rudy Gobert (27) battles for the possession of the ball against Ivory Coast forwards Vafessa Fofana (12), and Patrick Tape (4) during the Basketball World Cup classification match between Ivory Coast and France at the Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Kashmiris fish in the dried portion of Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Kashmiris fish in the dried portion of Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Faithful react as they see Pope Francis leaving in a car after a meeting with charity workers and the inauguration of the House of Mercy in Ulaanbaatar, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Francis toured the House of Mercy in the final event of an historic four-day visit to a region where the Holy See has long sought to make inroads. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Faithful react as they see Pope Francis leaving in a car after a meeting with charity workers and the inauguration of the House of Mercy in Ulaanbaatar, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Francis toured the House of Mercy in the final event of an historic four-day visit to a region where the Holy See has long sought to make inroads. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The honor guard lines up, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar where Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Pope Francis will meet. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning for a four-day visit to encourage one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The honor guard lines up, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar where Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Pope Francis will meet. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning for a four-day visit to encourage one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Motorists ride through a water logged street during rain in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The monsoon season in India lasts from June to September. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Motorists ride through a water logged street during rain in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The monsoon season in India lasts from June to September. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Spain guard Dario Brizuela (8) leaps as he drives against Canada guards Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) and Luguentz Dort (0) during the Basketball World Cup second round match between Spain and Canada at the Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Spain guard Dario Brizuela (8) leaps as he drives against Canada guards Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) and Luguentz Dort (0) during the Basketball World Cup second round match between Spain and Canada at the Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, right, and Pope Francis meet, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the State Palace in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning for a four-day visit to encourage one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. (Remo Casilli/Pool Photo via AP)

Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, right, and Pope Francis meet, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the State Palace in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning for a four-day visit to encourage one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. (Remo Casilli/Pool Photo via AP)

From left to right, Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hold hands for a family photo before the start of the retreat session at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

From left to right, Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hold hands for a family photo before the start of the retreat session at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

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