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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

2025-06-19 07:31 Last Updated At:07:41

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

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Karen Read, center, waves to supporters as she speaks after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Karen Read, center, waves to supporters as she speaks after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Supporters of Karen Read react after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Supporters of Karen Read react after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Wydad's supporters light torches during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Wydad's supporters light torches during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to testify before Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to testify before Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Germany's Ansgar Knauff celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the group B European U-20 Championship soccer match between England and Germany at Nitra Stadium in Nitra, Slovakia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Germany's Ansgar Knauff celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the group B European U-20 Championship soccer match between England and Germany at Nitra Stadium in Nitra, Slovakia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Supporters of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez hold flares as they protest in her defense after she began serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Supporters of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez hold flares as they protest in her defense after she began serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Karen Read hugs lawyer Alan Jackson after a not guilty verdict of second-degree murder is read in Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Karen Read hugs lawyer Alan Jackson after a not guilty verdict of second-degree murder is read in Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

A crowd records a drone show during an event in Pasig city, Philippines on Wednesday June 18, 2025 as part of the upcoming "Superman" movie world tour making it's first stop in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A crowd records a drone show during an event in Pasig city, Philippines on Wednesday June 18, 2025 as part of the upcoming "Superman" movie world tour making it's first stop in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A woman watches a virtual railway journey at an exhibition on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A woman watches a virtual railway journey at an exhibition on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Mohammed Abu Ganima, 7, peers out of a makeshift shelter in his Bedouin village: a minibus buried in the earth to try to protect his family from incoming Iranian fire, in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Mohammed Abu Ganima, 7, peers out of a makeshift shelter in his Bedouin village: a minibus buried in the earth to try to protect his family from incoming Iranian fire, in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Port Stephens north of Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Port Stephens north of Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A U.S. Marine stands guard outside the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

A U.S. Marine stands guard outside the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) tries to get past Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers (22) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) tries to get past Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers (22) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Wydad AC's Thembinkosi Lorch receives the ball in front of Manchester City's Vitor Reis during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Wydad AC's Thembinkosi Lorch receives the ball in front of Manchester City's Vitor Reis during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

A surfer catches a wave as the color of the sunset sky is reflected on the water Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Navarre Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

A surfer catches a wave as the color of the sunset sky is reflected on the water Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Navarre Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Rescue workers put out a fire of cars destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Rescue workers put out a fire of cars destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Guests and participants walk in front of a model of the Order of Victory on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Guests and participants walk in front of a model of the Order of Victory on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Palestinians children mourn over the body of their father, Mohammed Ghaben, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians children mourn over the body of their father, Mohammed Ghaben, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The forehead of a supporter of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez reads in Spanish: "Milei out," referring to current President Javier Milei, during a march in support of Fernandez, who has begun serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

The forehead of a supporter of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez reads in Spanish: "Milei out," referring to current President Javier Milei, during a march in support of Fernandez, who has begun serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

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Karen Read, center, waves to supporters as she speaks after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Karen Read, center, waves to supporters as she speaks after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Supporters of Karen Read react after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Supporters of Karen Read react after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Wydad's supporters light torches during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Wydad's supporters light torches during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to testify before Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to testify before Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Germany's Ansgar Knauff celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the group B European U-20 Championship soccer match between England and Germany at Nitra Stadium in Nitra, Slovakia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Germany's Ansgar Knauff celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the group B European U-20 Championship soccer match between England and Germany at Nitra Stadium in Nitra, Slovakia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Supporters of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez hold flares as they protest in her defense after she began serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Supporters of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez hold flares as they protest in her defense after she began serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Karen Read hugs lawyer Alan Jackson after a not guilty verdict of second-degree murder is read in Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Karen Read hugs lawyer Alan Jackson after a not guilty verdict of second-degree murder is read in Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

A crowd records a drone show during an event in Pasig city, Philippines on Wednesday June 18, 2025 as part of the upcoming "Superman" movie world tour making it's first stop in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A crowd records a drone show during an event in Pasig city, Philippines on Wednesday June 18, 2025 as part of the upcoming "Superman" movie world tour making it's first stop in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A woman watches a virtual railway journey at an exhibition on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A woman watches a virtual railway journey at an exhibition on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Mohammed Abu Ganima, 7, peers out of a makeshift shelter in his Bedouin village: a minibus buried in the earth to try to protect his family from incoming Iranian fire, in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Mohammed Abu Ganima, 7, peers out of a makeshift shelter in his Bedouin village: a minibus buried in the earth to try to protect his family from incoming Iranian fire, in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Port Stephens north of Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Port Stephens north of Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A U.S. Marine stands guard outside the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

A U.S. Marine stands guard outside the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) tries to get past Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers (22) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) tries to get past Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers (22) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Wydad AC's Thembinkosi Lorch receives the ball in front of Manchester City's Vitor Reis during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Wydad AC's Thembinkosi Lorch receives the ball in front of Manchester City's Vitor Reis during the Club World Cup group G soccer match between Manchester City and Wydad AC in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

A surfer catches a wave as the color of the sunset sky is reflected on the water Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Navarre Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

A surfer catches a wave as the color of the sunset sky is reflected on the water Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Navarre Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Rescue workers put out a fire of cars destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Rescue workers put out a fire of cars destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Guests and participants walk in front of a model of the Order of Victory on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Guests and participants walk in front of a model of the Order of Victory on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Palestinians children mourn over the body of their father, Mohammed Ghaben, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians children mourn over the body of their father, Mohammed Ghaben, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The forehead of a supporter of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez reads in Spanish: "Milei out," referring to current President Javier Milei, during a march in support of Fernandez, who has begun serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

The forehead of a supporter of Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez reads in Spanish: "Milei out," referring to current President Javier Milei, during a march in support of Fernandez, who has begun serving a six-year prison sentence under house arrest for corruption, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544.

Iran had no immediate reaction to the news, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — traveled to Iran this weekend. It also remains unclear just what Iran could promise, particularly as Trump has set strict demands over its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal, which Tehran insists is crucial for its national defense.

Meanwhile Monday, Iran called for pro-government demonstrators to head to the streets in support of the theocracy, a show of force after days of protests directly challenging the rule of 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television aired chants from the crowd, who shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”

Trump and his national security team have been weighing a range of potential responses against Iran including cyberattacks and direct strikes by the U.S. or Israel, according to two people familiar with internal White House discussions who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

“The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night. Asked about Iran’s threats of retaliation, he said: “If they do that, we will hit them at levels that they’ve never been hit before.”

Trump said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran, but cautioned that he may have to act first as reports of the death toll in Iran mount and the government continues to arrest protesters.

“I think they’re tired of being beat up by the United States,” Trump said. “Iran wants to negotiate.”

He added: “The meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what’s happening before the meeting. But a meeting is being set up. Iran called, they want to negotiate.”

Iran through country's parliamentary speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to protect demonstrators.

More than 10,600 people also have been detained over the two weeks of protests, said the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate in previous unrest in recent years and gave the death toll. It relies on supporters in Iran crosschecking information. It said 496 of the dead were protesters and 48 were with security forces.

With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. The Associated Press has been unable to independently assess the toll. Iran’s government has not offered overall casualty figures.

Those abroad fear the information blackout is emboldening hard-liners within Iran’s security services to launch a bloody crackdown. Protesters flooded the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Online videos purported to show more demonstrations Sunday night into Monday, with a Tehran official acknowledging them in state media.

In Tehran, a witness told the AP that the streets of the capital empty at the sunset call to prayers each night. By the Isha, or nighttime prayer, the streets are deserted.

Part of that stems from the fear of getting caught in the crackdown. Police sent the public a text message that warned: “Given the presence of terrorist groups and armed individuals in some gatherings last night and their plans to cause death, and the firm decision to not tolerate any appeasement and to deal decisively with the rioters, families are strongly advised to take care of their youth and teenagers.”

Another text, which claimed to come from the intelligence arm of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, also directly warned people not to take part in demonstrations.

“Dear parents, in view of the enemy’s plan to increase the level of naked violence and the decision to kill people, ... refrain from being on the streets and gathering in places involved in violence, and inform your children about the consequences of cooperating with terrorist mercenaries, which is an example of treason against the country,” the text warned.

The witness spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing crackdown.

The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, as the country’s economy is squeezed by international sanctions in part levied over its nuclear program. The protests intensified and grew into calls directly challenging Iran’s theocracy.

Nikhinson reported from aboard Air Force One.

In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran shows protesters taking to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran shows protesters taking to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)

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