<h1>Leader announces government boycott of summit over alleged abuses; convictions, forfeiture, airline resumption, intelligence sharing, visa probes, defence chief reform</h1> A national leader announced a government boycott of an upcoming international summit citing alleged human rights abuses in the host country, raising diplomatic and international law implications. Separately, a foreign-resident couple convicted of enslaving a worker received additional criminal penalties and an order to forfeit home sale proceeds. A major airline will resume bilateral flights after a multi-year hiatus. Intelligence sharing by one state reportedly aided another's homicide investigation, prompting potential legal and diplomatic fallout. A government launched numerous labor-visa abuse probes. One country enacted a constitutional amendment creating a unified defence chief post, while bilateral peace talks ended without agreement.