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The appeal followed Trump’s revived remarks about U.S. ships stopping near Cuba and Rubio completing a deal. Cuban officials mocked the call; reports do not identify an operation to remove Díaz-Canel.

• Theguardian
• Aljazeera
• France24

Havana acknowledged exchanges with Washington while rejecting discussion of its political structure; this undercuts claims of an agreed leadership transition, though it does not eliminate broader pressure on Díaz-Canel.

• Cibercuba
• Aljazeera
• Elpais

An October 14 CIS poll put PSOE ahead of the PP, contrasting with other polling and projections that have pointed to a PP–Vox majority. These are polling estimates, not an election result or evidence that Sánchez has left office.

• Brujula29n
• Elpais

A poll average updated to Oct. 9 projects 204 seats for PP and Vox combined, above the 176-seat majority threshold. Other reporting also described a PP-led coalition with Vox as the most likely election outcome. Polls are uncertain, and Sánchez could remain caretaker until a successor is invested; defeat alone is not an immediate transfer of office.

• Brujula29n
• Aljazeera

The election decree dissolves parliament and sets the November 29 vote, with the new Cortes scheduled to convene December 23. A vote could change the governing majority, but transfer of the premiership still depends on parliamentary investiture.

• Elconstitucional
• GOB