Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected he would renege on a $3 billion US pledge to a global fund meant to help developing countries cut emissions and adapt to climate change.
The pledge was announced by Vice President Kamala Harris this month at the COP28 climate summit, although it is subject to the politically divided US Congress, which must authorise the release of funds.
Trump, who has made attacking the administration of President Joe Biden's investments in renewable energy a core part of his campaign message, said he was opposed to what he called "climate reparations" to other countries.
A campaign aide confirmed that Trump was referring to the $3 billion US pledge to the Green Climate Fund.
"When I am back in office all climate reparation payments will be cancelled immediately," Trump said at a campaign event in Coralville, Iowa, adding he would seek to "claw back" any payments made by the Biden administration.
Trump leads his rivals for the Republican nomination by nearly 50 percentage points in national opinion polls, meaning he is likely to face Biden, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee, in the November 2024 election.
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide.
Twenty people who were aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence and diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing on Tuesday remain in intensive care. Others are being treated for spinal cord and brain injuries.
A two-storey restaurant building collapsed on the beach in Palma de Mallorca killing at least four people and injuring 16 people in the tourism hot spot in Spain's Balearic Islands.
Israeli forces killed 35 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said.