Switzerland is set to vote this summer on a proposal to cap its population at 10 million, while the US is ending an immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly selected his daughter as his heir, according to multiple reports. These developments come as the Trump administration celebrated a major rollback of climate change policy and a UK media regulator fined a porn site for age verification failings.
The Swiss proposal, spearheaded by the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP), which holds the most seats in parliament, will be put on the national ballot on June 14, according to Fox News. The referendum comes as the country's population neared 9.1 million. The SVP initiated the measure after gathering enough support through petition signatures.
Meanwhile, the US immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota will end, US border tsar Tom Homan told reporters on Thursday, as reported by BBC World. Homan stated that President Trump had approved his request to conclude the operation, adding he would stay in Minnesota "a little longer to oversee the drawdown, to ensure its success." The operation, known as Operation Metro Surge, resulted in the detention of many illegal immigrants who had committed violent crimes, but also sparked nationwide protests after two US citizens were killed by immigration officers.
In North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his heir, according to South Korea's spy agency, as reported by BBC World. Kim Ju Ae, believed to be 13, has been increasingly visible at official events with her father, including a recent visit to Beijing. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) cited her prominent public presence in making this assessment.
In other news, the Trump administration celebrated a significant rollback of federal climate change policy, framing it as a political win over the Democratic Party, according to BBC World. The president revoked an Obama-era "endangerment finding" from 2009, which held that pollution harms public health and the environment.
Finally, the UK media regulator Ofcom fined porn company Kick Online Entertainment SA £800,000 for failing to introduce proper age verification measures, as reported by BBC Technology. The regulator stated the company did not have "highly effective" methods to check UK visitors were over 18. Ofcom also announced that message board 4chan will be fined £520,000 for failing to comply with the UK's Online Safety Law. Suzanne Cater, director of enforcement at Ofcom, said it was "non-negotiable" for adult sites to have highly effective age verification.
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