Australia World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia World News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Australia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=au&category=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 150458,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8f9671b869e9a68ca66b4a49c66bae32",
            "title": "US Justice Department drops criminal investigation of Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell",
            "description": "The move could lead to a swift confirmation vote by the Senate for Kevin Warsh, a former top Federal Reserve official whom President Donald Trump nominated in January to replace Mr Powell.",
            "content": "The US Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as his successor.\nJeanine Pirro, a former Fox News host now serving as the US Attorney fo... [3158 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/jerome-powell-fed-chair-criminal-probe-dropped/106605880",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1180c1d82972fa1c0efe7b8fb1b648f0?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=29&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-25T01:34:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6a60258712082245ebbc11dd364e7ea2",
            "title": "Trump news at a glance: as president’s relations with Nato fray, EU leaders explore their options",
            "description": "Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack",
            "content": "EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the little-known mutual assistance clause is triggered, according to Nikos Christodoulides, the president of Cyprus, who is hosting the tal... [889 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/59af251369c7ceeb1304c7350c45f4f8c1b67cf1/432_0_4361_3491/master/4361.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=d5a4b6399ec28cc52bab0733af5a8571",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-25T01:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4c0dadd731f128b3d3d484e5253f40b2",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: Trump to send US delegation to Pakistan for Iran peace talks; Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for three weeks",
            "description": "Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.",
            "content": "Pinned post from 6.15am\nGo to latest\nWhat you need to know\nBy Tom Housden\nThank you for joining our continuing live coverage of the war in the Middle East.\nHere’s a recap of the latest developments:\nUS special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, ... [9115 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-to-send-us-delegation-to-pakistan-for-peace-talks-with-iranian-foreign-minister-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-for-three-weeks-20260424-p5zquq.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1886%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_50/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/a14d9b34cfe7a034b2b7f4d8b3a3ba1ef64d6720",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T23:38:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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