Botswana Entertainment News API

Get the live top entertainment headlines from Botswana with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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Request and live response

This request returns the current top entertainment headlines from Botswana. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=entertainment&country=bw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=entertainment" \
  --data-urlencode "country=bw" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "entertainment", "country": "bw", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "entertainment",
    country: "bw",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "entertainment",
    "country"  => "bw",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=entertainment&country=bw&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 22918,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cc02a4c90259475d9be0b0db1e7200ed",
            "title": "'It is a cappuccino. It can't be $10,' says Harry Styles about NYC coffee prices",
            "description": "Singer Harry Styles, who recently completed a 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden in New York, thought prices for coffee in the city were some ‌of the spookiest things he saw around Halloween.",
            "content": "NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Singer Harry Styles, who recently completed a 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden in New York, thought prices for coffee in the city were some ‌of the spookiest things he saw around Halloween.\n\"It is a cappuccino. ... [1430 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/us/it-is-cappuccino-it-cant-be-10-says-harry-styles-about-nyc-coffee-prices-2026-11-04/",
            "image": "https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/M4U5EHZ25VOHLKQG2YU556ZLYE.jpg?auth=d5de633fbdc228433f8d355ead2ce55cd07a09ed662b46d16e42130a98d8484e&height=1005&width=1920&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:29:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "880922db02816158732477822da6d07f",
                "name": "Reuters",
                "url": "https://www.reuters.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "89fb546f3a7452b14c97ee88e5e2f866",
            "title": "‘Baywatch’ Star, 54, Shares Jaw-Dropping Cost of Cancer Battle",
            "description": "Nicole Eggert’s breast cancer battle left her facing a terrifying reality: suddenly, her livelihood was at risk. The 54-year-old Baywatch star revealed to Fox News Digital on Friday that her demanding...",
            "content": "Nicole Eggert's breast cancer battle left her facing a terrifying reality: suddenly, her livelihood was at risk.\nThe 54-year-old Baywatch star revealed to Fox News Digital on Friday that her demanding treatment schedule forced her to stop taking acti... [2815 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/baywatch-star-54-shares-jaw-230743048.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/ae046519394db917a8562ff82c249a4345994ced019b6a0e233d2d0d238f446c/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthedailybeast.com%2F72736d4734cb1c4b7d13f7ee1fa763b8.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:07:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1c8b086e65500b517f1c4d0d8b236a69",
            "title": "Cher Responds to Michael Douglas’ Comments Shading Her 1988 Oscars Win Over Glenn Close",
            "description": "The actress’ representative had a sweet response after Douglas said his ‘Fatal Attraction’ costar should have won Best Actress over her",
            "content": "NEED TO KNOW\nCher's representative said the singer \"adores\" Michael Douglas after his comments about her 1988 Oscar win\nDouglas said Close should have won Best Actress for Fatal Attraction instead of Cher for Moonstruck\nClose will receive an honorary... [2717 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/cher-responds-michael-douglas-comments-215323970.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/76679a236c83dd4586573df218f6491fe723f426e5ff35743042d2684be6a89b/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fpeople_218%2F38375ae3508348ec6ee370bbb2d7bb40.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T21:53:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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