Uganda Entertainment News API

Get the live top entertainment headlines from Uganda with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top entertainment headlines from Uganda. 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=ug&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=entertainment" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ug" \
  --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": "ug", "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: "ug",
    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);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

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

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($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=ug&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": 23680,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "431761b8e73627cef35203128e7bfee0",
            "title": "Gerard Piqué has date night with Clara Chía after a courtroom face-off with Shakira",
            "description": "Gerard Piqué and Clara Chía stepped out for a romantic night at one of Barcelona’s biggest concerts, a week after his tense court face-off with Shakira.",
            "content": "Gerard Piqué had a busy week. Seven days after a high-stakes reunion with Shakira within a courtroom in Barcelona, Piqué resurfaced in a more relaxed setting — alongside his long-term girlfriend, Clara Chía, at one of the most talked-about nights on ... [1922 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20261014929101/gerard-pique-date-night-clara-chia-courtroom-face-off-shakira/",
            "image": "https://www.hola.com/us/horizon/landscape/1200/bc378773a62a-gettyimages-2244190768.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:26:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f91e6cbbfc0ac518d2a0409ba9140e25",
                "name": "HOLA",
                "url": "https://www.hola.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e9fced2060327cce6a51bf869581328e",
            "title": "Avengers: Doomsday Rumor Gives Update on Benedict Cumberbatch’s Potentially Cut Role",
            "description": "As Marvel Studios gears up for its biggest ensemble yet, speculation is mounting over whether one of the MCU’s most powerful sorcerers could end up on the cutting room floor. According to internet sco...",
            "content": "As Marvel Studios gears up for its biggest ensemble yet, speculation is mounting over whether one of the MCU's most powerful sorcerers could end up on the cutting room floor.\nAccording to internet scooper @MyTimeToShineH, Benedict Cumberbatch's heavi... [1802 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/avengers-doomsday-rumor-gives-benedict-221043718.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/c24f2c337a443b85d734e8b231750e10fb836021aa46cfe046163f21a5d2dad5/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fmandatory_995%2Ff042938c931fefbee033e2d71e652c18.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:10:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7897279866ede1a863cb979463b63e70",
            "title": "Lanterns Season 2 Won't Be Greenlit Without 'a Worthy Successor'",
            "description": "“Lanterns” hasn’t yet scored a second season renewal, but DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran says one might come depending on how good it could be.",
            "content": "While HBO’s “Lanterns” hasn’t yet scored a second season renewal, one could be on the way depending on how things go in the writers’ room, according to DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran.\nWhile he didn’t confirm an exact date fans can expect an announc... [1059 chars]",
            "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lanterns-season-2-greenlit-writers-room-1236908603/",
            "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lanterns.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c96d85bc8a846b5845a5420fe892ac16",
                "name": "Variety",
                "url": "https://variety.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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