This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem:
The client was experiencing issues with translated page lists returning empty and missing menus in the translated navigation. The expected submenu and page list were not appearing, and instead, there was an absence of these elements.
Solution:
We identified two separate issues. For the navigation menu problem, we found that the pages were not correctly added as parent/child in the Pages section. After adding them and re-translating the templates via WPML > Translation Management, the navigation displayed correctly. For the page list block inside a content template, it was determined to be a bug. The temporary workaround involved manually adjusting the translated IDs in the database for the wp_navigation and editing the page via Gutenberg in "Code" view to specify the translated "ref" value. We also recommended checking and translating these from WPML > Translation Management and manually selecting the correct translated parent page. A permanent fix was scheduled for WPML 4.8.
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