Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- Talks aimed at striking a landmark treaty on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution ended Friday with no consensus on a last-ditch proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock.

Negotiators from 185 countries went through the night in a bid to try and find common ground between nations wanting bold action such as curbing plastic production, and oil-producing states that wanted any treaty to focus more narrowly on waste management.

But the talks at the United Nations in Geneva, which began on August 5, ended without a deal, despite running past Thursday's deadline.

After a talks session held behind closed doors broke up, countries gathered in the UN Palais des Nations' main assembly hall to reflect on the impasse and c...