Malaysia World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Malaysia 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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This request returns the current top world headlines from Malaysia. 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=world&country=my&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=world" \
  --data-urlencode "country=my" \
  --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": "world", "country": "my", "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: "world",
    country: "my",
    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" => "world",
    "country"  => "my",
    "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=world&country=my&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": 18314,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ee3684f63e891d7e286691c665bd4eff",
            "title": "QuickCheck: Is Marvel's Juggernaut named after a Hindu deity?",
            "description": "MARVEL comic fans know the Juggernaut, aka Cain Marko, as an unstoppable, helmeted brute who crashes through brick walls without taking a single scratch.",
            "content": "MARVEL comic fans know the Juggernaut, aka Cain Marko, as an unstoppable, helmeted brute who crashes through brick walls without taking a single scratch.\nIn modern English, we use the word to describe anything that seems overwhelmingly powerful, rele... [1945 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/news/true-or-not/2026/11/04/quickcheck-is-marvel039s-juggernaut-named-after-a-hindu-deity",
            "image": "https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2026/11/03/4195370.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e101ab52b61103bab415ad7fb0e5659",
                "name": "The Star",
                "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a0f3e309b0ebdd873685f174fbc16f93",
            "title": "Abby Choi’s former father-in-law bought saws two days after model vanished, trial hears",
            "description": "The Hong Kong High Court heard on Tuesday (Nov 3) that the former father-in-law of murdered Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung was captured on surveillance footage purchasing hand saws.",
            "content": "HONG KONG (Agencies): The Hong Kong High Court heard on Tuesday (Nov 3) that the former father-in-law of murdered Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung was captured on surveillance footage purchasing hand saws and a power cutting tool with cash in S... [4821 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/11/03/abby-chois-former-father-in-law-bought-saws-two-days-after-model-vanished-trial-hears",
            "image": "https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2026/11/03/4195418.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T11:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e101ab52b61103bab415ad7fb0e5659",
                "name": "The Star",
                "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a08a22fef25953c723ff217b6bcbdc99",
            "title": "Historic Chiang Mai pagoda spire collapses suddenly at Wat Mai Nong Hoi",
            "description": "CHANG MAI: The upper section of the pagoda at Wat Mai Nong Hoi in Doi Lo District, Chiang Mai province, suffered a sudden structural failure on Tuesday (Nov 3) morning, sending its spire crashing down to the base in a shocking incident.",
            "content": "CHIANG MAI: The upper section of the pagoda at Wat Mai Nong Hoi in Doi Lo District, Chiang Mai province, suffered a sudden structural failure on Tuesday (Nov 3) morning, sending its spire crashing down to the base in a shocking incident.\nNo injuries ... [1079 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/11/03/historic-chiang-mai-pagoda-spire-collapses-suddenly-at-wat-mai-nong-hoi",
            "image": "https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2026/11/03/4195200.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T10:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e101ab52b61103bab415ad7fb0e5659",
                "name": "The Star",
                "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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