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Australia World News API
Get the live top world headlines from Australia with our JSON API.
Get API key for the Australia World News APIAPI 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": 151780,
"articles": [
{
"id": "e3623ba9cdffa5e3e3b73eb77fa1b6e6",
"title": "US Africa Command conducts additional strikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria",
"description": "The US Africa Command announced the strikes days after Trump claimed to have killed the group's second-in-command.",
"content": "The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it has carried out additional air strikes against Islamic State militants in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday, in coordination with the Nigerian government.\nNo US or Nigerian personnel were harmed during the strike... [905 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/us-strikes-islamic-state-militants-nigeria/106693954",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/fbdf0f19b9538f2699e13ef26808f4eb?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1032&cropW=1835&xPos=10&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-18T08:03:38Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
},
{
"id": "766ab509b388708fe3679f09b6be532c",
"title": "Escaped tiger shot by police after attacking man near Leipzig",
"description": "The tiger escaped a facility owned by local trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany's \"Tiger Queen\", according to local media reports.",
"content": "An escaped tiger believed to be owned by Germany's \"Tiger Queen\" has been shot dead by police after attacking one of its keepers.\nPolice told the BBC a 72-year-old man was seriously injured after being attacked on Sunday while he was inside the anima... [1927 chars]",
"url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy217yw7nxo",
"image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/cee5/live/423751a0-527c-11f1-95cb-599f90c1b0b2.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-18T07:07:53Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
"name": "BBC",
"url": "https://www.bbc.com"
}
},
{
"id": "bc2da461627712a9c032c36d18276c52",
"title": "New team to plan search for bodies of Italian divers lost in Maldives",
"description": "Authorities in the Maldives are getting ready to restart recovery operations with a fresh plan to overcome difficult conditions.",
"content": "Mohamed Sharuhaan\nMay 18, 2026 — 3:50pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nMale, Maldives: Three Finnish divers have arrived to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four... [4785 chars]",
"url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/new-team-to-plan-search-for-bodies-of-italian-divers-lost-in-maldives-20260518-p5zyef.html",
"image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.9796%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_40/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/54b68773b379c0f5cb524be9e266cbb06bb551d2",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-18T05:50:12Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
"name": "SMH.com.au",
"url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
}
}
]
}