<h1>Talks resume after seven years amid trade tensions; cancelled visit, military action, deadly floods and foreign conviction raise legal concerns</h1> A series of international developments raise diplomatic and legal issues: a head of government resumed talks with a major power after seven years amid strained relations with another major state over trade and tariff policies; a planned state visit by a foreign head of state was reportedly cancelled, reflecting deteriorating bilateral ties; an advocacy group criticized domestic officials' reproach of a country's energy purchases; an interim government and political parties condemned military action against a political organization, suggesting potential human rights and rule-of-law concerns; catastrophic floods caused mass casualties and displacement prompting emergency measures; a foreign national was criminally convicted and sentenced abroad for a fatal traffic offense.