Daily News reports 26th July 2022 Tuesday (composite)

Preparing for the worst this winter, Europe commits to a 15% cut in gas consumption until next spring, but on a voluntary basis with numerous exemptions to the energy saving plan. The city of Donetsk comes under further shelling from Ukrainian forces. Donbass authorities say a psychiatric hospital and an oil terminal were hit and point to US-supplied weapons being used. 'It’s a firm 'no' to blackmail when it comes to foreign affairs' - that's the message from Russia and the Republic of the Congo after talks between the countries' top diplomats with Sergey Lavrov's African tour in full swing. The Pakistani business community is keen to develop trade relations with Russia. That's as the President of the Pakistan Business Forum notes the attractiveness of the Russian market for the country's exports. Russian energy giant Gazprom says it's taking another gas turbine offline for maintenance, cutting already reduced flow to Europe by almost half and seeing an immediate spike in Europe's gas prices.