Emmanuel Macron voices support for anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville

French President Emmanuel Macron has offered his support to anti-racism protesters in what he called a collective, historic battle against intolerance.

Mr Macron, in his first public comments about the weekend's deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia in the US, tweeted: "At the sides of those who fight racism and xenophobia. Our joint combat, yesterday as today. #Charlottesville."