Zimbabwe News API

Get the live top headlines from Zimbabwe 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 headlines from Zimbabwe. 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=general&country=zw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=zw" \
  --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": "general", "country": "zw", "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: "general",
    country: "zw",
    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" => "general",
    "country"  => "zw",
    "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=general&country=zw&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": 42130,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "beccedcaf04f1fe5e9944bf08dead613",
            "title": "Treasury yields fall as Democrats win big in U.S. midterm elections",
            "description": "Treasury yields fell on Tuesday night, as investors sought shelter from a sell-off in equity futures sparked by big victories from Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections.",
            "content": "Treasury yields fell as investors sought shelter from a sell-off in equity futures sparked by potential big victories from Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections.\nThe benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield dropped nearly 5 basis points to 4.902%. The... [712 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/03/treasury-yields-fall-as-democrats-win-big-in-us-midterm-elections.html",
            "image": "https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108353328-1787582498969-gettyimages-2291320542-AFP_C6DP8QL.jpeg?v=1787582612&w=1920&h=1080",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T03:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "32c2ad3fb41cb87b5b847d750028dff0",
                "name": "CNBC",
                "url": "https://www.cnbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "96a97e76ee1a6ec6375ea103e394df0c",
            "title": "Lab-grown neurons retain features of embryonic development",
            "description": "Scientists from Skoltech, together with colleagues from the Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University and other organizations, conducted a comparative study of the 3D genome organization in neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells and in neurons of the adult human brain. The authors collected and processed more than 300 3D genome maps covering 62 human samples and 34 mouse samples, including data on embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, neural progenitors, fetal and postmortem neurons, as well as neurons differentiated in vitro.",
            "content": "Scientists from Skoltech, together with colleagues from the Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University and other organizations, conducted a comparative study of the... [3201 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-lab-grown-neurons-retain-features.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/lab-grown-neurons-reta.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T02:00:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f5336d440a2e7ea329dcad5e0ef274e9",
            "title": "No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather",
            "description": "The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.",
            "content": "Breakfast cereal giant Kellogg's has stopped using rice grains in Rice Krispies and Coco Pops in the UK due to \"changing weather conditions\" that have disrupted supplies.\nCorn flour and rice flour are being used instead, a Kellogg's spokesperson said... [1801 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqvg0y44ym7vo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/dfad/live/fe845730-d7e3-11f1-8a01-8d54cbcf7487.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T01:36:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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