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Thousands of fans gathered in Seoul on Saturday to celebrate the final "Squid Game" season, ending a global Netflix hit that is seen as a symbol of South Korea's cultural clout.

The third and final season was released Friday, concluding the series that sees desperate people compete in deadly versions of traditional children's games for a massive cash prize.

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk said he had "poured everything" into the series, which launched nearly four years ago.

"So while it's sentimental to see it end," he said, "there's also a sense of relief".

Fans gathered near Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace, led by marchers dressed in the bright pink uniforms worn by the show's mysterious masked agents.

They were followed by others carrying oversize toys from one of the games featured in the series, along with the show's flag.

Park Sang-gyu, a fan who stayed up all night watching the final season, said the dystopian drama was "ultimately a story about people".

"As you watch, you realise it's not just about the games -- it reflects many aspects of real life."

The walls of the Seoul Metropolitan Library were lit up with key scenes, including Young-hee -- the giant motion-sensing animatronic doll featured in one of its brutal games.

Lee Byung-hun, who played the masked Front Man overseeing the competition, said the show had become "something of a cultural phenomenon".

"One that has drawn one of the boldest lines in the history of Korean content," he said.

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Canada will impose an additional tax on U.S. digital services.

"We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to TRADE with, including the fact that they have charged our Farmers as much as 400% Tariffs, for years, on Dairy Products, has just announced that they are putting a Digital Services Tax on our American Technology Companies, which is a direct and blatant attack on our Country," claimed Trump.

Moments after Donald Trump held a press conference where he jumped from topic to topic –– including insisting the 2020 election was stolen from him –– he jumped on Truth Social to fume at the leadership of Iran.

According to the president, the leader of Iran has failed to thank him for put a damper on a growing war after the U.S. bombed his country.

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg on Thursday that President Donald Trump correctly stated they've reached a "deal" with China on trade.

"We just signed with China yesterday, right?" Trump asked an advisor during an event at the White House.

President Donald Trump delivered a rambling speech Thursday afternoon, during which he appeared to claim he signed a trade deal with China.

The comment came in passing, and the president didn't elaborate, despite intense interest over the ramifications of such an agreement.

President Donald Trump's administration seemed to fail to convince Senate Democrats that Iran's nuclear program had been "obliterated."

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke to reporters Thursday after emerging from the briefing.

President Donald Trump touted the praise of a Christian leader who claimed God prevented his assassination so he could order a strike on Iran.

In a Thursday post on Truth Social, Trump shared a message from Ralph Reed, the former chairman of the Georgia GOP and founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition.

CNN Anchor Kate Bolduan not only defended her network but also railed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that the network's reporting was “inaccurate.”

Her remarks came at the end of Hegseth’s briefing on the bombing of an Iranian nuclear facility.