A Kashmiri Muslim woman breaks down upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar.

In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, a protester rests at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University after police stormed part of the campus as pro-democracy demonstrations enter the sixth month.

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In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, a protester rests at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University after police stormed part of the campus during the early morning hours in Hong Kong. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)

A Kashmiri Muslim woman breaks down upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar.
In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, police in riot gear move through a cloud of smoke as they detain a protester at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police fought off protesters with tear gas and batons Monday as they tried to break through a police cordon that is trapping hundreds of them on a university campus. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, File)

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, people visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument in Nagasaki, southern Japan. Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, ground zero for the Christian experience in a nation where the Catholic leader once dreamed of living as a missionary. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, people visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument in Nagasaki, southern Japan. Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, ground zero for the Christian experience in a nation where the Catholic leader once dreamed of living as a missionary. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)
In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, students practice flipping boards with photos to reveal a full-mosaic portrait of Pope Francis before a Holy Mass at National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, students practice flipping boards with photos to reveal a full-mosaic portrait of Pope Francis before a Holy Mass at National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)
In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Pope Francis listens to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. Pope Francis is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Pope Francis listens to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. Pope Francis is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)
In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, greets people as he leaves after the swearing in ceremony held at the 140 B.C Ruwanweli Seya Buddhist temple in ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in north central Sri Lanka. The former defense official credited with ending a long civil war was Monday sworn in as Sri Lanka's seventh president after comfortably winning last Saturday's presidential election. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, greets people as he leaves after the swearing in ceremony held at the 140 B.C Ruwanweli Seya Buddhist temple in ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in north central Sri Lanka. The former defense official credited with ending a long civil war was Monday sworn in as Sri Lanka's seventh president after comfortably winning last Saturday's presidential election. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena, File)
In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, a Kashmiri Muslim boy leans on an adult offering prayers at the Hazratbal shrine, on the Friday following the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Srinagar, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo Mukhtar Khan, File)

In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, a Kashmiri Muslim boy leans on an adult offering prayers at the Hazratbal shrine, on the Friday following the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Srinagar, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo Mukhtar Khan, File)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, smoke haze covers Sydney as wildfires burn near the city. The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, File)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, smoke haze covers Sydney as wildfires burn near the city. The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, File)
In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, rain clouds are seen as the sun rises behind mountain ranges in the Kangra valley in Dharmsala, India. The mountain region is seeing intermittent rains. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)

In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, rain clouds are seen as the sun rises behind mountain ranges in the Kangra valley in Dharmsala, India. The mountain region is seeing intermittent rains. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, a man looks at a Christmas display showing the silhouette of a Santa Claus figure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, a man looks at a Christmas display showing the silhouette of a Santa Claus figure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)
In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Prince Charles, right, receives a hongi from a maori elder as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Wesley Community Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The visit is part of a week-long tour of the country which also takes in Christchurch and Kaikoura. (David RowlandPool Photo via AP, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Prince Charles, right, receives a hongi from a maori elder as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Wesley Community Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The visit is part of a week-long tour of the country which also takes in Christchurch and Kaikoura. (David RowlandPool Photo via AP, File)
In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Mexico's Efren Navarro hits a broken-bat single against U.S. pitcher Caleb Thielbar to drive in the winning run in the 10th of their Premier12 baseball tournament bronze-medal game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Mexico beat the United States 3-2. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)

In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Mexico's Efren Navarro hits a broken-bat single against U.S. pitcher Caleb Thielbar to drive in the winning run in the 10th of their Premier12 baseball tournament bronze-medal game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Mexico beat the United States 3-2. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)
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In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, a protester rests at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University after police stormed part of the campus during the early morning hours in Hong Kong. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)

A Kashmiri Muslim woman breaks down upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar.

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, police in riot gear move through a cloud of smoke as they detain a protester at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police fought off protesters with tear gas and batons Monday as they tried to break through a police cordon that is trapping hundreds of them on a university campus. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, File)

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, people visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument in Nagasaki, southern Japan. Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, ground zero for the Christian experience in a nation where the Catholic leader once dreamed of living as a missionary. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, people visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument in Nagasaki, southern Japan. Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, ground zero for the Christian experience in a nation where the Catholic leader once dreamed of living as a missionary. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, students practice flipping boards with photos to reveal a full-mosaic portrait of Pope Francis before a Holy Mass at National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, students practice flipping boards with photos to reveal a full-mosaic portrait of Pope Francis before a Holy Mass at National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Pope Francis listens to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. Pope Francis is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Pope Francis listens to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. Pope Francis is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, greets people as he leaves after the swearing in ceremony held at the 140 B.C Ruwanweli Seya Buddhist temple in ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in north central Sri Lanka. The former defense official credited with ending a long civil war was Monday sworn in as Sri Lanka's seventh president after comfortably winning last Saturday's presidential election. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, greets people as he leaves after the swearing in ceremony held at the 140 B.C Ruwanweli Seya Buddhist temple in ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in north central Sri Lanka. The former defense official credited with ending a long civil war was Monday sworn in as Sri Lanka's seventh president after comfortably winning last Saturday's presidential election. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena, File)

In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, a Kashmiri Muslim boy leans on an adult offering prayers at the Hazratbal shrine, on the Friday following the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Srinagar, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo Mukhtar Khan, File)

In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, a Kashmiri Muslim boy leans on an adult offering prayers at the Hazratbal shrine, on the Friday following the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Srinagar, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo Mukhtar Khan, File)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, smoke haze covers Sydney as wildfires burn near the city. The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, File)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, smoke haze covers Sydney as wildfires burn near the city. The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, File)

In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, rain clouds are seen as the sun rises behind mountain ranges in the Kangra valley in Dharmsala, India. The mountain region is seeing intermittent rains. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)

In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, rain clouds are seen as the sun rises behind mountain ranges in the Kangra valley in Dharmsala, India. The mountain region is seeing intermittent rains. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, a man looks at a Christmas display showing the silhouette of a Santa Claus figure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, a man looks at a Christmas display showing the silhouette of a Santa Claus figure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Prince Charles, right, receives a hongi from a maori elder as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Wesley Community Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The visit is part of a week-long tour of the country which also takes in Christchurch and Kaikoura. (David RowlandPool Photo via AP, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Prince Charles, right, receives a hongi from a maori elder as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Wesley Community Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The visit is part of a week-long tour of the country which also takes in Christchurch and Kaikoura. (David RowlandPool Photo via AP, File)

In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Mexico's Efren Navarro hits a broken-bat single against U.S. pitcher Caleb Thielbar to drive in the winning run in the 10th of their Premier12 baseball tournament bronze-medal game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Mexico beat the United States 3-2. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)

In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Mexico's Efren Navarro hits a broken-bat single against U.S. pitcher Caleb Thielbar to drive in the winning run in the 10th of their Premier12 baseball tournament bronze-medal game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Mexico beat the United States 3-2. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)

People visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument in Nagasaki, where Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan.

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, a protester rests at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University after police stormed part of the campus during the early morning hours in Hong Kong. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, a protester rests at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University after police stormed part of the campus during the early morning hours in Hong Kong. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)

This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, police in riot gear move through a cloud of smoke as they detain a protester at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police fought off protesters with tear gas and batons Monday as they tried to break through a police cordon that is trapping hundreds of them on a university campus. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, police in riot gear move through a cloud of smoke as they detain a protester at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police fought off protesters with tear gas and batons Monday as they tried to break through a police cordon that is trapping hundreds of them on a university campus. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan, File)

 In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, people visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument in Nagasaki, southern Japan. Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, ground zero for the Christian experience in a nation where the Catholic leader once dreamed of living as a missionary. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, people visit the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument in Nagasaki, southern Japan. Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, ground zero for the Christian experience in a nation where the Catholic leader once dreamed of living as a missionary. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)

 In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, students practice flipping boards with photos to reveal a full-mosaic portrait of Pope Francis before a Holy Mass at National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, students practice flipping boards with photos to reveal a full-mosaic portrait of Pope Francis before a Holy Mass at National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

 In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Pope Francis listens to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. Pope Francis is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, file photo, Pope Francis listens to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. Pope Francis is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit, File)
In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, greets people as he leaves after the swearing in ceremony held at the 140 B.C Ruwanweli Seya Buddhist temple in ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in north central Sri Lanka. The former defense official credited with ending a long civil war was Monday sworn in as Sri Lanka's seventh president after comfortably winning last Saturday's presidential election. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, greets people as he leaves after the swearing in ceremony held at the 140 B.C Ruwanweli Seya Buddhist temple in ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in north central Sri Lanka. The former defense official credited with ending a long civil war was Monday sworn in as Sri Lanka's seventh president after comfortably winning last Saturday's presidential election. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena, File)

 In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, a Kashmiri Muslim boy leans on an adult offering prayers at the Hazratbal shrine, on the Friday following the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Srinagar, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo Mukhtar Khan, File)

In this Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, a Kashmiri Muslim boy leans on an adult offering prayers at the Hazratbal shrine, on the Friday following the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Srinagar, India. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo Mukhtar Khan, File)

 In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, smoke haze covers Sydney as wildfires burn near the city. The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, File)

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, smoke haze covers Sydney as wildfires burn near the city. The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft, File)

 In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, rain clouds are seen as the sun rises behind mountain ranges in the Kangra valley in Dharmsala, India. The mountain region is seeing intermittent rains. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)

In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, rain clouds are seen as the sun rises behind mountain ranges in the Kangra valley in Dharmsala, India. The mountain region is seeing intermittent rains. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, a man looks at a Christmas display showing the silhouette of a Santa Claus figure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, a man looks at a Christmas display showing the silhouette of a Santa Claus figure Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)

 In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Prince Charles, right, receives a hongi from a maori elder as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Wesley Community Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The visit is part of a week-long tour of the country which also takes in Christchurch and Kaikoura. (David RowlandPool Photo via AP, File)

In this Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, Prince Charles, right, receives a hongi from a maori elder as he and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Wesley Community Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The visit is part of a week-long tour of the country which also takes in Christchurch and Kaikoura. (David RowlandPool Photo via AP, File)

 In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Mexico's Efren Navarro hits a broken-bat single against U.S. pitcher Caleb Thielbar to drive in the winning run in the 10th of their Premier12 baseball tournament bronze-medal game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Mexico beat the United States 3-2. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)

In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Mexico's Efren Navarro hits a broken-bat single against U.S. pitcher Caleb Thielbar to drive in the winning run in the 10th of their Premier12 baseball tournament bronze-medal game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Mexico beat the United States 3-2. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)