Drones create a heart-shaped display during a show in Hong Kong on July 1 to mark the 27th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule. Photo by Reuters

Workers dry traditional silk fabrics in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on July 8. Photo by Getty Images

A woman harvests lavender from a field in Pulwama in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on July 8. Photo by Getty Images

People shelter from scorching weather amid a heat alert in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 4. Photo by Reuters

Hindu devotees attend the annual Ratha Yatra, or chariot festival, in India's Ahmedabad on July 7. Photo by Reuters

Decorated elephants are a big -- and colorful -- part of the Ratha Yatra celebrations. Photo by Getty Images 

Liquid cash: This public bathhouse in Saitama, near Tokyo, marked the rolling out of Japan's first new banknotes in two decades on July 3 with floating replicas of the bills. Photo by Tomoki Mera

Women line up to vote in Iran's run-off presidential election in Tehran on July 5. The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open the nation to the world, was victorious. Photo by Reuters

Bathers cool off on July 7 at a water park in China's Jiangsu province. Photo by Getty Images

A resident wades through flooding on July 6 after monsoon rainfall in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by AP

Yuriko Koike heads to her office after securing a third term as Tokyo's governor in a July 7 election. Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki

A procession of vehicles in central Bangkok marks the end of Pride Month on June 30. Photo by AP