AP Week in Pictures: Asia

  • People perform Yoga to mark International Day of Yoga infront of Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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    People perform Yoga to mark International Day of Yoga infront of Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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  • People perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga at Raj Bhavan in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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    People perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga at Raj Bhavan in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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  • A house in marooned by flood waters in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Monday, June 20, 2022. Floods in Bangladesh continued to wreak havoc Monday with authorities struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters across the country's vast northern and northeastern regions. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
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    A house in marooned by flood waters in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Monday, June 20, 2022. Floods in Bangladesh continued to wreak havoc Monday with authorities struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters across the country's vast northern and northeastern regions. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
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  • Commuters wearing face masks ride across an intersection in the central business district in Beijing, Friday, June 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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    Commuters wearing face masks ride across an intersection in the central business district in Beijing, Friday, June 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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  • A woman and child wearing face masks walk along a path at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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    A woman and child wearing face masks walk along a path at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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  • A man with umbrella watches the colorfully lit water fountain, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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    A man with umbrella watches the colorfully lit water fountain, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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  • Women wearing face masks pass by a masked vendor selling wooden toys on a street in Beijing, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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    Women wearing face masks pass by a masked vendor selling wooden toys on a street in Beijing, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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  • Chinese and Hong Kong flags are hanged to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese territory was ever a British colony. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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    Chinese and Hong Kong flags are hanged to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese territory was ever a British colony. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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  • A protester runs after hearing gun shots at Secunderabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)
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    A protester runs after hearing gun shots at Secunderabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)
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  • A man watches from a work site as students march demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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    A man watches from a work site as students march demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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  • People perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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    People perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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People perform Yoga to mark International Day of Yoga infront of Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga at Raj Bhavan in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A house in marooned by flood waters in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Monday, June 20, 2022. Floods in Bangladesh continued to wreak havoc Monday with authorities struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters across the country's vast northern and northeastern regions. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Commuters wearing face masks ride across an intersection in the central business district in Beijing, Friday, June 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A woman and child wearing face masks walk along a path at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
A man with umbrella watches the colorfully lit water fountain, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Women wearing face masks pass by a masked vendor selling wooden toys on a street in Beijing, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese and Hong Kong flags are hanged to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese territory was ever a British colony. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A protester runs after hearing gun shots at Secunderabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)
A man watches from a work site as students march demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
People perform yoga to mark International Day of Yoga in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Yoga enthusiasts across the world Tuesday took part in mass yoga events to mark Yoga Day. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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