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": 170632,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3049f0611f75859c1af29baca30739a1",
            "title": "back World War II victory parade as worries deepen in Russia over war in Ukraine",
            "description": "Once used to show off Russia's vast military, including its nuclear-capable missiles, this year's Victory Day ​parade had no tanks or other military equipment ‌rolling over the cobblestones of Red Square.",
            "content": "Russia has held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory for Moscow's forces still proves elusive after more than four years of fighting.\nThe parade, held every year on May 9 in Red Squa... [4668 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/victory-day-parade-moscow-stripped-back-ukraine-war/106662120",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a77852bcbde3c6962d07417547784782?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1440&cropW=2560&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T10:06:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "085d3c1fcf7fcd1985b10975f12ba4fb",
            "title": "Russia holds downsized Victory Day parade",
            "description": "Putin is set to speak at the World War II commemoration, which is scaled back this year due to security concerns.",
            "content": "Russia has kicked off its annual Victory Day military parade in Moscow to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany during the second world war.\nThe parade, scaled back this year due to security concerns, started at about 10am (07:00 GMT) in Red Square, with a... [2354 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/9/russia-holds-downsized-victory-day",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/reuters_69fee5c1-1778312641.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T08:10:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cb15b3ad9eca1be4a8aa8d1b05e542fd",
            "title": "MV Spirit of Altruism sinks in shallow waters off Lami",
            "description": "MV Spirit of Altruism sinks in shallow waters off Lami",
            "content": "The MV Spirit of Altruism has sunk in about three metres of water on the fringes of Draunibota Bay in Lami.\nThe ship owner says strong winds during the past few night reportedly pushed the vessel onto a nearby reef, causing a small leak in the hull.\n... [842 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.fijivillage.com/news/mv-spirit-of-altruism-sinks-in-shallow-waters-off-lami-915c90/",
            "image": "https://www.fijivillage.com/news_images/20260509151249_media_69fea5acb2bcb1_39775006.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T06:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d09bd724492d6dd007b475108c306a91",
                "name": "Fijivillage",
                "url": "https://www.fijivillage.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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