Day in Photos: US to Venezuela Direct Flights Resume, Wildfire in Scotland, and Artemis II Astronauts in NYC

Pilots of American Airlines Flight 3599, operating from Miami International Airport to Caracas, Venezuela, wave Venezuelan and U.S. flags before departing on a nonstop flight to Venezuela, the first between the U.S. and Venezuela in seven years, at Miami International Airport in Miami on April 30, 2026. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Firefighters bring a wildfire under control in Bonhill, Scotland, on April 30, 2026. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Wildifre Forum have issued warnings for wildfires across Scotland from Thursday and into the weekend in some regions. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 30, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times