WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday there is "no time frame" for ending the U.S. conflict with Iran, signaling an open-ended military and diplomatic posture even as a fragile ceasefire extension hangs in the balance and fresh clashes disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

SEOUL, South Korea — The escalating legal troubles facing Bang Si-Hyuk, the billionaire founder and chairman of HYBE, the agency behind global K-pop supergroup BTS, are raising fresh questions about potential ripple effects on the group's highly anticipated full-group activities and world tour as police seek an arrest warrant over alleged investor fraud tied to the company's 2020 initial public offering.

Chinese President Xi Jinping directly addressed the issue involving the Strait of Hormuz, urging the US and Iran to keep it open.