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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Friday, August 22, 2025

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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Friday, August 22, 2025
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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Friday, August 22, 2025

2025-08-23 04:26 Last Updated At:04:32

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Demonstrators block a highway and burn an installation of a Shabbat dinner table demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Demonstrators block a highway and burn an installation of a Shabbat dinner table demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A car's windshield is shattered the day after a car bomb explosion outside an Air Force base in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A car's windshield is shattered the day after a car bomb explosion outside an Air Force base in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A Texas troopers passes the Texas Seal on the Rotunda of the Texas Capitol before debate on a bill for a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A Texas troopers passes the Texas Seal on the Rotunda of the Texas Capitol before debate on a bill for a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FBI agents carry boxes from former National Security Advisor John Bolton's office in Washington, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

FBI agents carry boxes from former National Security Advisor John Bolton's office in Washington, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Former national security adviser John Bolton waves as he arrives at his house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Former national security adviser John Bolton waves as he arrives at his house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

An FBI agent stands by as District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

An FBI agent stands by as District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Alaa Hassanein carries the body of his 4-year-old niece, Sara Hassanein, who was killed in an Israeli military strike on a school used as a shelter, outside Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Alaa Hassanein carries the body of his 4-year-old niece, Sara Hassanein, who was killed in an Israeli military strike on a school used as a shelter, outside Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Amanda Knox poses for a portrait to promote "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

Amanda Knox poses for a portrait to promote "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

The former advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is escorted into the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

The former advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is escorted into the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Palestinians ride their vehicles through black smoke from makeshift burners used to extract fuel from melted plastic along the Sea Road, at dusk in the south of Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians ride their vehicles through black smoke from makeshift burners used to extract fuel from melted plastic along the Sea Road, at dusk in the south of Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Senthilvel Sothiladchumi, an ethnic Sri Lankan Tamil, center, whose son went missing during the Sri Lankan civil war, cries as she leaves the site of a mass grave where authorities exhibited unearthed belongings in an effort to secure the identities of the victims, in Chemmani, Sri Lanka, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Senthilvel Sothiladchumi, an ethnic Sri Lankan Tamil, center, whose son went missing during the Sri Lankan civil war, cries as she leaves the site of a mass grave where authorities exhibited unearthed belongings in an effort to secure the identities of the victims, in Chemmani, Sri Lanka, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A diver celebrates after one of the ancient relics was lifted out of the water in the Abu Qir Bay in the Mediterranean Sea city of Alexandria, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

A diver celebrates after one of the ancient relics was lifted out of the water in the Abu Qir Bay in the Mediterranean Sea city of Alexandria, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

In this photo, taken by a solar telescope, the city landmark, a weather vane in the form of an angel fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the sun that shows a few solar activity zones, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

In this photo, taken by a solar telescope, the city landmark, a weather vane in the form of an angel fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the sun that shows a few solar activity zones, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson, left, is tagged out by Los Angeles Angels catcher Travis d'Arnaud while trying to score on a double by Gavin Lux during the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson, left, is tagged out by Los Angeles Angels catcher Travis d'Arnaud while trying to score on a double by Gavin Lux during the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A staff member holds one of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A staff member holds one of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The barkentine Antigua passes as hundreds of tall ships sailed into the Dutch capital's harbor for the 10th edition of SAIL, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The barkentine Antigua passes as hundreds of tall ships sailed into the Dutch capital's harbor for the 10th edition of SAIL, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, is surrounded by fellow Republicans as he faces off with Democrats during debate over a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special session, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, is surrounded by fellow Republicans as he faces off with Democrats during debate over a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special session, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Armed officers prepare to place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. The officers pictured had "Washington Field Office" on their shirts underneath tactical gear that said Police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Armed officers prepare to place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. The officers pictured had "Washington Field Office" on their shirts underneath tactical gear that said Police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Texas state Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, right, looks at a protester dressed as death standing outside of the House Chamber where Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave due to a required law enforcement escort, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas state Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, right, looks at a protester dressed as death standing outside of the House Chamber where Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave due to a required law enforcement escort, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty fields the ball in time to throw out Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell at first base during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty fields the ball in time to throw out Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell at first base during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are seen in the night sky near Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories, early Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are seen in the night sky near Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories, early Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A spiritual path devotee locally called 'Malang' performs traditional Sufi trance dance called 'Dhamaal' during celebrations of the three-day annual festival or 'Urs' of mystic and scholar, Hazrat Ali Hajveri, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh at his shrine, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

A spiritual path devotee locally called 'Malang' performs traditional Sufi trance dance called 'Dhamaal' during celebrations of the three-day annual festival or 'Urs' of mystic and scholar, Hazrat Ali Hajveri, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh at his shrine, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Members of Chinese honor guard contingents go through drills ahead of the Sept. 3rd military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at a military camp on the outskirts of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Members of Chinese honor guard contingents go through drills ahead of the Sept. 3rd military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at a military camp on the outskirts of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A nun kisses the hand of Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience, at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug.20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A nun kisses the hand of Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience, at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug.20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

A supporter gifts vice-presidential candidate Edman Lara a flower necklace during a rally a day after he and his running mate Rodrigo Paz won a plurality in the first round of the presidential election, in El Alto, Bolivia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A supporter gifts vice-presidential candidate Edman Lara a flower necklace during a rally a day after he and his running mate Rodrigo Paz won a plurality in the first round of the presidential election, in El Alto, Bolivia, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Kashmiri Muslim women offer prayers outside the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom, commonly known as Sultan-Ul-Arifeen, during the saint's Urs, or yearly commemoration, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

Kashmiri Muslim women offer prayers outside the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom, commonly known as Sultan-Ul-Arifeen, during the saint's Urs, or yearly commemoration, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

Hindu women belonging to the Dogra community swing a child as part of a ritual as they pray for the long life of their sons during Bacch Dua festival in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Aug.19, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Hindu women belonging to the Dogra community swing a child as part of a ritual as they pray for the long life of their sons during Bacch Dua festival in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Aug.19, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Ahmed Al-Hajj carries the body of his daughter, Dana Al-Hajj, 13, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Ahmed Al-Hajj carries the body of his daughter, Dana Al-Hajj, 13, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Demonstrators block a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Demonstrators block a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Residents battle a fire advancing toward Rebordondo village, near Ourense, in northwestern Spain, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

Residents battle a fire advancing toward Rebordondo village, near Ourense, in northwestern Spain, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)

President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A heron takes off from a dung hill in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A heron takes off from a dung hill in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A train passes through as District of Columbia National Guardsmen patrol inside the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A train passes through as District of Columbia National Guardsmen patrol inside the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Rescuers evacuate an injured civilian after a residential building was hit following Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Rescuers evacuate an injured civilian after a residential building was hit following Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

A member of the District of Columbia National Guard patrols along the National Mall, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A member of the District of Columbia National Guard patrols along the National Mall, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A man battles a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)

A man battles a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)

People sit on the ground and cover their heads as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missile fired from Yemen during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)

People sit on the ground and cover their heads as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missile fired from Yemen during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)

A person walks on sand dunes Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A person walks on sand dunes Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Devotees try to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd hanging above during the celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Devotees try to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd hanging above during the celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Cleveland Browns tight end Brenden Bates (82) is upended with the ball by Philadelphia Eagles safety Tristin McCollum during the first half of an NFL preseason football game on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Cleveland Browns tight end Brenden Bates (82) is upended with the ball by Philadelphia Eagles safety Tristin McCollum during the first half of an NFL preseason football game on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

A dove perches on the hat of an Indonesian Army soldier during a flag raising ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the country's independence at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

A dove perches on the hat of an Indonesian Army soldier during a flag raising ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the country's independence at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

A voter sits at a polling station during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A voter sits at a polling station during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

A police officer looks out from shields on which demonstrators smeared paint at a protest against the war in Gaza, in Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A police officer looks out from shields on which demonstrators smeared paint at a protest against the war in Gaza, in Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A man performs a pyrotechnic show at the Palace of Versailles before the fireworks display in Versailles, outside Paris, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A man performs a pyrotechnic show at the Palace of Versailles before the fireworks display in Versailles, outside Paris, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

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Demonstrators block a highway and burn an installation of a Shabbat dinner table demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Demonstrators block a highway and burn an installation of a Shabbat dinner table demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A car's windshield is shattered the day after a car bomb explosion outside an Air Force base in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A car's windshield is shattered the day after a car bomb explosion outside an Air Force base in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A Texas troopers passes the Texas Seal on the Rotunda of the Texas Capitol before debate on a bill for a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A Texas troopers passes the Texas Seal on the Rotunda of the Texas Capitol before debate on a bill for a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FBI agents carry boxes from former National Security Advisor John Bolton's office in Washington, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

FBI agents carry boxes from former National Security Advisor John Bolton's office in Washington, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Former national security adviser John Bolton waves as he arrives at his house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Former national security adviser John Bolton waves as he arrives at his house Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

An FBI agent stands by as District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

An FBI agent stands by as District of Columbia Metro Transit Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department officers detain three people at L'Enfant Plaza metro station, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Alaa Hassanein carries the body of his 4-year-old niece, Sara Hassanein, who was killed in an Israeli military strike on a school used as a shelter, outside Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Alaa Hassanein carries the body of his 4-year-old niece, Sara Hassanein, who was killed in an Israeli military strike on a school used as a shelter, outside Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Amanda Knox poses for a portrait to promote "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

Amanda Knox poses for a portrait to promote "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

The former advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is escorted into the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

The former advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is escorted into the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Palestinians ride their vehicles through black smoke from makeshift burners used to extract fuel from melted plastic along the Sea Road, at dusk in the south of Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians ride their vehicles through black smoke from makeshift burners used to extract fuel from melted plastic along the Sea Road, at dusk in the south of Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Senthilvel Sothiladchumi, an ethnic Sri Lankan Tamil, center, whose son went missing during the Sri Lankan civil war, cries as she leaves the site of a mass grave where authorities exhibited unearthed belongings in an effort to secure the identities of the victims, in Chemmani, Sri Lanka, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Senthilvel Sothiladchumi, an ethnic Sri Lankan Tamil, center, whose son went missing during the Sri Lankan civil war, cries as she leaves the site of a mass grave where authorities exhibited unearthed belongings in an effort to secure the identities of the victims, in Chemmani, Sri Lanka, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A diver celebrates after one of the ancient relics was lifted out of the water in the Abu Qir Bay in the Mediterranean Sea city of Alexandria, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

A diver celebrates after one of the ancient relics was lifted out of the water in the Abu Qir Bay in the Mediterranean Sea city of Alexandria, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

In this photo, taken by a solar telescope, the city landmark, a weather vane in the form of an angel fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the sun that shows a few solar activity zones, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

In this photo, taken by a solar telescope, the city landmark, a weather vane in the form of an angel fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the sun that shows a few solar activity zones, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson, left, is tagged out by Los Angeles Angels catcher Travis d'Arnaud while trying to score on a double by Gavin Lux during the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson, left, is tagged out by Los Angeles Angels catcher Travis d'Arnaud while trying to score on a double by Gavin Lux during the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A staff member holds one of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A staff member holds one of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The barkentine Antigua passes as hundreds of tall ships sailed into the Dutch capital's harbor for the 10th edition of SAIL, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The barkentine Antigua passes as hundreds of tall ships sailed into the Dutch capital's harbor for the 10th edition of SAIL, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, is surrounded by fellow Republicans as he faces off with Democrats during debate over a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special session, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, is surrounded by fellow Republicans as he faces off with Democrats during debate over a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special session, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Armed officers prepare to place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. The officers pictured had "Washington Field Office" on their shirts underneath tactical gear that said Police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Armed officers prepare to place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. The officers pictured had "Washington Field Office" on their shirts underneath tactical gear that said Police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Texas state Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, right, looks at a protester dressed as death standing outside of the House Chamber where Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave due to a required law enforcement escort, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas state Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, right, looks at a protester dressed as death standing outside of the House Chamber where Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave due to a required law enforcement escort, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Troops from several European countries continued to arrive in Greenland on Thursday in a show of support for Denmark as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. highlighted “fundamental disagreement” over the future of the Arctic island.

Denmark announced it would increase its military presence in Greenland on Wednesday as foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland were preparing to meet with White House representatives in Washington. Several European partners — including France, Germany, the U.K., Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands — started sending symbolic numbers of troops already on Wednesday or promised to do so in the following days.

The troop movements were intended to portray unity among Europeans and send a signal to President Donald Trump that an American takeover of Greenland is not necessary as NATO together can safeguard the security of the Arctic region amid rising Russian and Chinese interest.

“The first French military elements are already en route” and “others will follow,” French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday, as French authorities said about 15 soldiers from the mountain infantry unit were already in Nuuk for a military exercise.

Germany will deploy a reconnaissance team of 13 personnel to Greenland on Thursday, the Defense Ministry said.

On Thursday, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the intention was “to establish a more permanent military presence with a larger Danish contribution,” according to Danish broadcaster DR. He said soldiers from several NATO countries will be in Greenland on a rotation system.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, flanked by his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt, said Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with Trump after they held highly anticipated talks at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rasmussen added that it remains “clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland” but that dialogue with the U.S. would continue at a high level over the following weeks.

Inhabitants of Greenland and Denmark reacted with anxiety but also some relief that negotiations with the U.S. would go on and European support was becoming visible.

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen welcomed the continuation of “dialogue and diplomacy.”

“Greenland is not for sale,” he said Thursday. “Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States. Greenland does not want to be governed from the United States. Greenland does not want to be part of the United States.”

In Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, local residents told The Associated Press they were glad the first meeting between Greenlandic, Danish and American officials had taken place but suggested it left more questions than answers.

Several people said they viewed Denmark’s decision to send more troops, and promises of support from other NATO allies, as protection against possible U.S. military action. But European military officials have not suggested the goal is to deter a U.S. move against the island.

Maya Martinsen, 21, said it was “comforting to know that the Nordic countries are sending reinforcements” because Greenland is a part of Denmark and NATO.

The dispute, she said, is not about “national security” but rather about “the oils and minerals that we have that are untouched.”

On Wednesday, Poulsen announced a stepped-up military presence in the Arctic “in close cooperation with our allies,” calling it a necessity in a security environment in which “no one can predict what will happen tomorrow.”

“This means that from today and in the coming time there will be an increased military presence in and around Greenland of aircraft, ships and soldiers, including from other NATO allies,” Poulsen said.

Asked whether the European troop movements were coordinated with NATO or what role the U.S.-led military alliance might play in the exercises, NATO referred all questions to the Danish authorities. However, NATO is currently studying ways to bolster security in the Arctic.

The Russian embassy in Brussels on Thursday lambasted what it called the West's “bellicose plans” in response to “phantom threats that they generate themselves”. It said the planned military actions were part of an “anti-Russian and anti-Chinese agenda” by NATO.

“Russia has consistently maintained that the Arctic should remain a territory of peace, dialogue and equal cooperation," the embassy said.

Rasmussen announced the creation of a working group with the Americans to discuss ways to work through differences.

“The group, in our view, should focus on how to address the American security concerns, while at the same time respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark,” he said.

Commenting on the outcome of the Washington meeting on Thursday, Poulsen said the working group was “better than no working group” and “a step in the right direction.” He added nevertheless that the dialogue with the U.S. did not mean “the danger has passed.”

Speaking on Thursday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the American ambition to take over Greenland remains intact despite the Washington meeting, but she welcomed the creation of the working group.

The most important thing for Greenlanders is that they were directly represented at the meeting in the White House and that “the diplomatic dialogue has begun now,” Juno Berthelsen, a lawmaker for the pro-independence Naleraq opposition party, told AP.

A relationship with the U.S. is beneficial for Greenlanders and Americans and is “vital to the security and stability of the Arctic and the Western Alliance,” Berthelsen said. He suggested the U.S. could be involved in the creation of a coast guard for Greenland, providing funding and creating jobs for local people who can help to patrol the Arctic.

Line McGee, 38, from Copenhagen, told AP that she was glad to see some diplomatic progress. “I don’t think the threat has gone away,” she said. “But I feel slightly better than I did yesterday.”

Trump, in his Oval Office meeting with reporters, said: “We’ll see how it all works out. I think something will work out.”

Niemann reported from Copenhagen, Denmark, and Ciobanu from Warsaw, Poland.

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Embassy of Denmark, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Embassy of Denmark, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

People walk on a street in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

People walk on a street in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

From center to right, Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, Denmark's Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen, rear, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, right, arrive on Capitol Hill to meet with senators from the Arctic Caucus, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

From center to right, Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, Denmark's Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen, rear, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, right, arrive on Capitol Hill to meet with senators from the Arctic Caucus, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

An Airbus A400M transport aircraft of the German Air Force taxis over the grounds at Wunstorf Air Base in the Hanover region, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 as troops from NATO countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)

An Airbus A400M transport aircraft of the German Air Force taxis over the grounds at Wunstorf Air Base in the Hanover region, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 as troops from NATO countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)

Fishermen load fishing lines into a boat in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Fishermen load fishing lines into a boat in the harbor of Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, left, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, arrive on Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Senate Arctic Caucus, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, left, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, arrive on Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Senate Arctic Caucus, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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