US-Venezuela nonstop flights resume, and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

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FILE - Relatives mourn during a funeral for victims who were killed in an attack on the Pan-American Highway that authorities blamed on dissident former FARC rebels, in Cajibio, Colombia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)
FILE - Relatives mourn during a funeral for victims who were killed in an attack on the Pan-American Highway that authorities blamed on dissident former FARC rebels, in Cajibio, Colombia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)
FILE - The pilot of a U.S. aircraft holds a Venezuelan flag from the cockpit window after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Thursday, April 30, 2026, as direct air service between the United States and Venezuela resumes after seven years. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
FILE - The pilot of a U.S. aircraft holds a Venezuelan flag from the cockpit window after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Thursday, April 30, 2026, as direct air service between the United States and Venezuela resumes after seven years. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
FILE - An oil vessel is visible in the Caribbean Sea at sunset during a nearby conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
FILE - An oil vessel is visible in the Caribbean Sea at sunset during a nearby conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
FILE - Hippos wallow at a lagoon in the Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
FILE - Hippos wallow at a lagoon in the Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
FILE - Argentine Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto drives during a demonstration run in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - Argentine Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto drives during a demonstration run in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)
FILE - Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)
FILE - Guests are reflected in a window during a ceremony organized by the Dutch embassy for King's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - Guests are reflected in a window during a ceremony organized by the Dutch embassy for King's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - Elderly residents watch a tai chi class for seniors at the Belen Convent in Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - Elderly residents watch a tai chi class for seniors at the Belen Convent in Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
FILE - The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
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By The Associated Press

April 24–30, 2026

Nonstop flights between the United States and Venezuela resumed, ending a seven-year suspension. Colombians buried the victims of an attack on the Pan-American Highway that authorities blamed on dissident former FARC rebels. Haitian children got a visit from World Food Program adviser Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at the shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince.

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This gallery was curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch based in Mexico City.

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