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The Wikileaks founder will speak on November 14 in a move that could end a long diplomatic deadlock that has seen him holed up in the London residence since 2012.

"Ecuador has granted the Swedish request for legal assistance in criminal matters and the interview will be conducted by an Ecuadorian prosecutor," the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.

The Swedish assistant prosecutor, Chief Prosecutor Ingrid Isgren, and a Swedish police investigator have been allowed to be present at the interview.

They will report the findings to Sweden.

Swedish authorities want to question Assange over allegations that he committed rape in 2010. Assange denies the allegations.



It comes as Wikileaks announced they are on the brink of releasing an email claiming Hillary Clinton received funding from the same sources as Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists.

Assange said the Saudi Government funds both ISIS and Clinton's foundation.

He said: "There's an early 2014 email, from very early on, so not so long after she left secretary of state to her campaign manager John Podesta.



"It states that ISIS is funded by Saudi Arabia and Qatar - the governments of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.



“I think this is the most significant email in the whole collection."