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Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been indicted for alleged bribery over his former son-in-law’s employment at a Thai airline.

The Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office announced Thursday that Moon is accused of receiving illicit benefits between 2018 and 2020 through the son-in-law’s appointment and compensation from a company controlled by ex-lawmaker Lee Sang-jik, according to Reuters.

Prosecutors claim Moon’s son-in-law received 5.95m baht ($177,500) in salary and living expenses, which they allege was a bribe in exchange for Lee’s appointment as head of the SMEs and Startups Agency.

Lee is also indicted for bribery and breach of trust. Moon, Lee, and their legal teams have not responded to the charges, Reuters reported.

Moon served as president from 2017 to 2022.

Currently the country is under the partial influence of local wind. 

The Hydrology and Meteorological Forecasting Division has predicted that the temperature will rise in most parts of the country except the high hilly and mountainous regions. 

The temperature in the Kathmandu Valley has also been increasing continuously for the last few days. 

The maximum temperature is likely to remain between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius today. 

According to the Division, there is a possibility of extreme heat at many places of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces including Madhes province. 

There is a possibility of a heat wave in the Terai region of Lumbini Province. The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces and fair in the rest of the country. 

Light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces.

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces. 

Similarly, there is a chance of extreme heat at many places of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces including Madhes Province tonight. 

There is a possibility of a heat wave in the Tarai region of Lumbini Province . The weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces and fair in the rest of the country. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Province.

A dozen states have filed a lawsuit in the Court of International Trade, challenging President Trump’s tariff policy as unconstitutional and economically harmful.

The lawsuit claims that Trump's administration utilized the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs without a valid national emergency, bypassing Congress, which has tariff-setting authority, according to CNN.

Plaintiff states include Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and Vermont.

White House spokesperson Kush Desai justified the tariffs, claiming they were required to handle a "national economic emergency ", CNN reported.

The Justice Department has yet to respond.

More than 150 people were injured in Istanbul on Wednesday when a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest in recent years struck the city, causing widespread panic, Reuters reported.

The tremor, which struck Istanbul's European side, caused over 50 aftershocks and was felt as far away as Ankara, Turkey's capital, 275 miles distant. Many inhabitants fled in fear, with 151 hurt after jumping from buildings, though none are in severe condition.

Several earthquakes have struck Istanbul, but this one sounded particularly alarming. Scientists have long warned that a big earthquake might strike the city at any time, and incidents like this serve as sharp reminders of the city's constant vulnerability to its citizens, according to Reuters.