Instagram influencer probed for burning Russian passport (VIDEO)

A woman has ended up in hot water after a video of her New Year’s antics went viral A Russian Instagram blogger is under criminal investigation after burning her passport amid the New Year celebrations in the southwestern city of Bryansk, Russia’s Investigative Committee announced on Tuesday.

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Russia's neighbor hikes oil transit levy

The measure approved by Kazakhstan’s authorities early last month came into force on January 1 Kazakhstan has raised the tariff on the transit of Russian oil by some 20% from January 1, according to an announcement on the official website of the country’s pipeline operator KazTransOil.

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Iran deploys navy to Red Sea – state media

The development comes amid a US-led operation against Yemen’s Houthi militants, who have been attacking commercial ships recently Iran’s Alborz destroyer crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea on Monday, the country’s state-run IRNA and Tasnim news agencies have reported. The deployment followed a deadly encounter between US warships and Yemen’s Houthi militants…

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