Russina diplomats including a member of the Russia delegation believed to be Boris Bondarev (right with glasses), Russia's counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva, photographed at open-ended Workin...

Russina diplomats including a member of the Russia delegation believed to be Boris Bondarev (right with glasses), Russia's counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva, photographed at open-ended Workin...

Russina diplomats including a member of the Russia delegation believed to be Boris Bondarev (right with glasses), Russia's counsellor to the United Nations in Geneva, photographed at open-ended Workin...

A woman carries red carnations at a May Day demonstration by various trades unions and left wing political groups.

People carrying red flags at a May Day demonstration by various trades unions and left wing political groups.

A man carries a Communist Party of Iran flag and a placard featuring the portrait of Karl Marx at a May Day demonstration by various trades unions and left wing political groups.

Delegates carry ballots towards a ballot box during a voting session at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People.

Xi Jinping, China's president, casts his ballot during a vote at a session at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People.

Pedestrians walk past a propaganda poster for the Chinese Communist Party.

A protestor wearing a red carnation at a May Day demonstration by various trades unions and left wing political groups.

An attendant sits on the upper auditorium floor at the Great Hall of the People as a military band files past before the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).

Delegates listen to s speech given during the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).

Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany (SPD), waiting for the President of France at the Chancellery Office.

An attendant walks through the Great Hall of the People as others are seated in a row before the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang chat with each other during a voting session at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People.