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Australia World News API

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

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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": 153054,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b49c89fb8a9eddf25bd75fd70a74a7f1",
            "title": "High-speed trains crash in southern Spain, killing at least 20",
            "description": "A train travelling from Malaga to Madrid reportedly derailed and hit another service coming the other way in what Spain’s transport minister describes as a “very serious” incident.",
            "content": "Updated January 19, 2026 — 10:19am,first published 9:14am\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nSave this article for later\nAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.\nM... [4085 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/high-speed-trains-collide-in-southern-spain-killing-at-least-10-20260119-p5nv0d.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.6549%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_139/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3c506db6797279e0c10d5ec7c260f8a8f320eefa",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T23:19:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5fb62ed5072b4b87a8546a2cc0cb015f",
            "title": "High-speed trains crash in southern Spain, killing at least 20",
            "description": "A train travelling from Malaga to Madrid reportedly derailed and hit another service coming the other way in what Spain’s transport minister describes as a “very serious” incident.",
            "content": "Madrid: A high-speed train has derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain, killing at least 20 people and injuring 100 others, 25 seriously, officials say.\nThe accident happened near Adamuz, in Cordoba province. The driver of ... [3641 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/high-speed-trains-collide-in-southern-spain-killing-at-least-10-20260119-p5nv0d.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.6549%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_139/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3c506db6797279e0c10d5ec7c260f8a8f320eefa",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T22:48:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "43d0cf7adf400bc91f856b4e703c6a1c",
            "title": "At least five dead, 25 others injured after two high",
            "description": "At least five people have died and 25 others are severely injured after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain, local emergency services say.",
            "content": "At least five people have died and 25 others are severely injured after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain, local emergency services say.\nThe accident happened in Adamuz near Cordoba on Sunday, local time.\nOne of the trains jumped onto ... [252 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/at-least-five-dead-after-high-speed-trains-derailed-in-spain/106243428",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/dcba77962a9f2cc3ebca7e267bb27bab?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=594&cropW=1056&xPos=0&yPos=686&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T22:00:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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