South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar warned Sunday that the country could return to civil war if a coalition government is formed by a Nov. 12 deadline and he asked for another months-long delay for the crucial step in a fragile peace deal. The U.S. has said it would reevaluate its relationship with South Sudan if next month's deadline isn't met. The Security Council still wants the Nov. 12 deadline met, South Sudan government spokesman Michael Makuei said: "No change of schedule nor change of program." South Sudan's government has said the international community should help fund that process. South Sudan's government "has consistently acted in bad faith," said Klem Ryan, former coordinator of the Security Council's panel of experts monitoring sanctions against South Sudan.

Source: ABC News October 20, 2019 17:37 UTC