Venezuela to close embassy, consulates in U.S.

The photo taken on Jan. 25, 2019 shows a poster of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the closed Venezuelan Consulate General in New York, the United States. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday he will close the country's embassy and consulates in the United States, a day after severing "diplomatic and political" ties with Washington. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)