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'Snowden' director and producer Oliver Stone gave an interview in New York on Friday, speaking about his upcoming new movie about renowned US whistleblowers Edward Snowden. Stone shared his thoughts on the whistleblower as well as the recent Democratic National Committee (DNC) email leak implicating DNC collusion against presidential hopefule Bernie Sanders and on the threat of cyberwarfare attacks.
Members of the Democratic party are pulling together for the start of their convention, amid chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's resignation after thousands of party emails were compromised by a computer hack. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Democratic Party officials say their national chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, will not speak at the party's convention this week after leaked emails raise questions about her neutrality during the campaign. Diane Hodges reports.
Nur-Sultan, Apr 28 (EFE).- The first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, announced here Wednesday that he is stepping down as chairman of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan in favor of current head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev."In accordance with the Constitutional Law of Elbasy, I have the right to chair the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan for life. I do not refuse, I will always be with you. But the Assembly should stand next to the current president as support," he said during the body's 29th session.The United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Angel Moratinos, described Nazarbayev as the main protagonist of development in Kazakhstan.The former Spanish foreign minister also expressed gratitude to Nazarbayev for "the personal friendship and support." "I would like to congratulate the people of Kazakhstan, its President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the current President Tokayev for what they have achieved in these 30 years, where in a very short period of time they have been able to build a country that has seen economic and social development with enormous international prestige," Moratinos said.Established in 1995 as an advisory body, the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan brings together delegates representing the more than 130 ethnic groups that make up the vast Central Asian nation.Its role is to promote dialogue in pursuit of social and political stability and fostering cooperation between the state and civil society. EFESHOT LIST: FOOTAGE OF THE 29TH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE OF KAZAKHSTAN COURTESY OF ELBASY HELD I . NURS-SULTAN. SOUND BITE OF UN HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS MIGUEL ANGEL MORATINOS. INCLUDES VIDEO COURTESY OF ELBASY AND THE ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE OF KAZAKHSTAN.Keywords: efe,kazakhstan,assembly,people,nazarbayev,tokayev,moratinos
Seth Rich was a Democratic National Committee staffer who was killed in July 2016, in Washington, D.C. Following his death, the Fox News Network and several of its personalities peddled a baseless conspiracy theory about the likely motivation for the homicide. According to Business Insider, Fox News said Rich may have been murdered in retribution for sharing internal DNC emails with Wikileaks. Now, Business Insider reports Rich's parents, Joel and Mary Rich, have settled with the network for an undisclosed sum. Police say Rich was likely the victim of a botched robbery.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).