Uganda Entertainment News API

Get the live top entertainment headlines from Uganda 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 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);
}

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"  => "ug",
    "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=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": 23508,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c23895e650b5937cbbeaea49289884f4",
            "title": "Pedro Pascal, Olivia Rodrigo, Dave Bautista, Jennifer Lawrence Among A-Listers Urging Fans to Vote: “Get Out There”",
            "description": "Celebrities posted photos and messages on their respective social media accounts ahead of the 2026 midterms.",
            "content": "As Election Day nears its end, A-listers are reminding their fanbases of the importance of voting.\nPedro Pascal, Olivia Rodrigo, Dave Bautista, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Bruce Springsteen and Samuel L. Jackson are among celebrities taking to so... [3690 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/pedro-pascal-olivia-rodrigo-dave-011538388.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/710ac6cc613ea2a99e49dbd5a46088dbbacf6d603fc794a2fe99e8408b2ca756/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_hollywood_reporter_217%2F78beb5ce2d01974ac48e9635999f3b8d.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T01:15:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f545f96cf81efe45f059aafcdf5411d1",
            "title": "Mariana di Girolamo Goes All In on Florals at the ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Screening",
            "description": "Mariana di Girolamo joins John Malkovich at the ‘Wild Horse Nine’ LA screening.",
            "content": "Mariana di Girolamo joined her co-star John Malkovich for the Wild Horse Nine LA special screening last night.\nThe Chilean actress wore a printed, ruffled blouse with a matching skirt from the Louis Vuitton Resort 2027 collection.\nI feel like this sh... [830 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/mariana-di-girolamo-goes-florals-225125844.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/e8c1ca5f6fa951e3e2f2ec62ac6cf5929e5bd82efaa00f91a9ab9c536cb4803a/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fred_carpet_fashion_awards_237%2F58ddf48f6d920425514c267be4d7fc76.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:51:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "49b8db7d9c7a51a7ff5a13d994a68618",
            "title": "See Matt Damon step out with daughter Isabella, a newly signed model",
            "description": "As Matt Damon attended the CFDA Fashion Awards, aka the Oscars of fashion, daughter Isabella, who recently signed to IMG Models, roasted his style.",
            "content": "Forget having a stylist – Matt Damon has five fashionistas in his wife and daughters, and he brought one of them to celebrate an event known as the Oscars of American fashion.\nMatt Damon, 56, arrived at the Nov. 2 CFDA Fashion Awards at New York City... [2230 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/11/03/matt-damon-daughter-isabella-damon-cfda-awards/92592285007/",
            "image": "https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/11/03/USAT/92592457007-matt-damon-and-isabella-damon.JPG?crop=2429,1366,x427,y51&width=2429&height=1366&format=pjpg&auto=webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:33:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8eec8fc7a9ec8be488bc7411d0801c60",
                "name": "USA Today",
                "url": "https://www.usatoday.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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