LONDON (AP) – Medics and health charities on Saturday praised King Charles III for giving a public update on his cancer treatment, saying his call for people to get tested for the disease could save lives. The British monarch acknowledged that a cancer diagnosis can feel “overwhelming,” but said catching the disease early brings “the precious gift of hope.”

The European Union on Thursday handed Ukraine a long list of reforms needed to join the bloc, determined to push the process forward despite the ongoing war and objections from EU member Hungary. A list of demands covering roughly half of the required reforms would allow progress while formal negotiations remain blocked by Budapest.

A Ukrainian drone attack in southwestern Russia killed two people and parts of Ukraine went without power following Russian assaults on energy infrastructure, authorities said Saturday, as U.S.-led peace talks gain momentum. Foreign policy advisers from the U.S., Ukraine and Germany, among others, will meet in Berlin on Sunday, German news agency dpa reported.