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": 157964,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d66b188404375b1563dd30e963ac9c4d",
            "title": "Crimea Declares State of Emergency After Ukrainian Attacks Target Energy Grid",
            "description": "Kremlin-backed authorities in annexed Crimea declared a state of emergency on Friday afternoon following days of intense Ukrainian attacks that have knocked out power in parts of the peninsula and compounded ongoing challenges for residents, including fuel shortages and restrictions on public transit. “This state of emergency will remain in effect until the situation improves,” Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said in a Telegram video address announcing a citywide state of emergency.",
            "content": "Kremlin-backed authorities in annexed Crimea declared a state of emergency on Friday afternoon following days of intense Ukrainian attacks that have knocked out power in parts of the peninsula and compounded ongoing challenges for residents, includin... [3089 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/26/crimea-declares-state-of-emergency-after-ukrainian-attacks-target-energy-grid-a93105",
            "image": "https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image/og/80/93105__809d534d009c4ba63646a5ed5c8d76c1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T11:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "05fe06af0fd37ca5a21a51f38e909db3",
                "name": "The Moscow Times",
                "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "397b23f994ff093d7a6dad07f7c330f8",
            "title": "IAEA demands verification of Iran nuclear ambitions amid ‘statement war’",
            "description": "Watchdog’s call for ‘strong system’ comes as US and Iran issue conflicting claims over ceasefire negotiations.",
            "content": "The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has asserted that a “very strong system of verification” must by put in place to monitor Iran’s nuclear programme.\nDirector General Rafael Grossi called on Friday for the nuclear watchdog to b... [3653 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iaea-demands-strong-verification-of-irans-nuclear-programme",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/afp_6a3e3ee6b6ab-1782464230.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T10:42:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "807f7b00ded1710445e2c017f54af9d8",
            "title": "Whole of France divided over ‘right-wing’ airconditioning amid sweltering heatwave",
            "description": "It’s a luxury many Aussies take for granted, but France is bitterly divided over whether residents should use airconditioning to combat a brutal heatwave.",
            "content": "As temperatures smashed records and soared above 40C across the country this week, residents did whatever they could to keep cool, with forty people tragically drowning at beaches, lakes and rivers.\nOthers clamoured to buy fans, with a chaotic stampe... [3073 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/whole-of-france-divided-over-rightwing-airconditioning-amid-sweltering-heatwave/news-story/43374ac40bd6e524a5f40240e5d1ac7a",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/dc518f764b4fd69ab7ef87288da4f0c2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T09:25:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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