The VICE Morning Bulletin

Here is everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.

• US Missiles Used in Syria
  American anti-tank missiles supplied to Syrian rebels are being used against Russian-made tanks there, dozens of YouTube videos have shown. Experts are calling it an accidental "proxy war". —The Washington Post
• Obama: Clinton Made Mistake
  President Obama called Hillary Clinton's private email use to conduct government business "a mistake", but one that did not endanger national security. In his interview with 60 Minutes, Obama also described Donald Trump as a "reality TV character". —Chicago Tribune
• Ohio Shooting 'Reasonable'
  An Ohio prosecutor handling the fatal shooting by police of a 12-year-old boy has been slammed for releasing reports calling the shooting "reasonable" before any grand jury decision. Tamir Rice was shot while carrying a replica toy gun. —VICE News
• Cocks Not Glocks
  Texan students are planning to wield "a proliferation of dildos" at colleges to protest a new state gun law allowing concealed weapons on university campuses. The Cocks Not Clocks group has already received death threats. —The Daily Beast

• Turkey Blames Islamic State
  The Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has blamed Islamic State militants for Saturday's bomb attack in Ankara, which killed at least 97 peace protestors. The funerals of some victims take place today, as crowds continue to gather in the capital to mourn. —BBC
• Voting Begins in India
  More than 66 million voters are eligible to vote today in the northern state of Bihar. The state election is seen as a major test of the popularity of Indian PM Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist BJP party. —The Times of India
• Islamic State Leader Survives
  Eight senior figures from the Islamic State have been killed in an air strike while meeting in a town in western Iraq. Despite targeting his convoy, the group's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is not among the dead, according to US military sources. —Reuters
• El Niño Is Coming
  El Niño weather events expected over the next few months could leave four million people without enough food or clean water. Forecasters are predicting the rain, flooding and higher sea levels in Pacific countries near the equator will be the worst since 1998. —The Guardian

• Kayne Wows the Democrats
  As well as catching some affectionate flak from Obama, Kanye West performed for almost an hour at a DNC fundraiser in San Francisco this weekend. Watch it all here. —Noisey
• Miranda July Builds Utopia
  The artist's interactive theatre show "New Society" invited audience members to compose anthems for a revolution. Oh, and she also asked couples to make out in front of everyone. —The New York Times
• New Star Wars Characters
  Characters from the forthcoming movie, previously thought to be minor alien extras, were revealed at the New York City Comic Con. They'll be fleshed out in novelization spin-offs. —Vulture
• The Dalai Lama Dated My Mom
  Tibet's top Buddhist was recently accused of casual misogyny. One woman tells her daughter how a London date with the Dalai Lama went down 40 years ago. —Broadly

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