"Diplomatic Tensions Escalate: Venezuela Shuts Embassy in Ecuador Amid Latin American Strife"

Venezuela has ordered the closure of its embassy in Ecuador and its consulates in Quito and Guayaquil following a raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito, prompting diplomatic personnel to return to Venezuela. The raid led to the arrest of a former Ecuadorian vice president who had sought asylum at the Mexican Embassy, causing tensions between Mexico and Ecuador. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expressed solidarity with Mexico and criticized the raid as an act of barbarism, while also calling for the restoration of international law in Ecuador.