India has rejigged its crude suppliers, and the South American producer has entered the top three for the month of May. Russia and Iraq hold No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. The shipping blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a consequence of the continuing conflict in West Asia, has pushed Saudi Arabia down to fourth.

The week-old satirical political campaign called Cockroach Janata Party has grown to gargantuan proportions, eclipsing the BJP and the INC in Instagram followers. The popularity has clearly ruffled someone: its account was withheld in India "due to legal reasons". Founder Abhijeet Dipke has called this an "own goal" by the government.

The Canadian province of will hold a referendum this October that will decide whether it stays with Canada or moves towards separation. Located in western Canada, this landlocked province is oil-rich, and the push for independence has been growing for years. A petition for separation garnered more than 300,000 signatures earlier this year, enough to trigger a formal referendum. Noteworthy too: a separate petition urging the province to stay in Canada drew 400,000 signatures.

This Sunday, 42 athletes will compete in eight events across four disciplines in Las Vegas. This isn't a World Athletics meet or any officially recognised competition. These are the "Enhanced Games", or the Olympics, as critics including the IOC and WADA prefer to call it. This highly controversial meet, which features world record holders and Olympic medallists, allows athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs banned in official competition.

A record 274 people summited Mt via Nepal on Wednesday, the highest number to have reached the peak from the mountain's southern side. The previous record stood at 223 climbers, set on 22 May 2019. China had barred foreign climbers from using the northern route this season.