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": 167886,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "aea5ab5c4f3c3fb28132f5545e18d3b7",
            "title": "China sentences former defence ministers to death with reprieves after purge",
            "description": "Two former defence ministers have received their sentences after a long-running corruption crackdown targeting China's military.",
            "content": "In short:\nTwo Chinese former defence ministers have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve after being found guilty of accepting bribes, according to state media.\nThe former officials, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were removed after a long-ru... [2546 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/china-former-defence-ministers-sentenced-after-purge/106657326",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/32927c59baff5cae6a8674c673bf7906?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=987&cropW=1755&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T03:34:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f2d4c35351a9d9f6d2d2b38b528f9add",
            "title": "Former China defence ministers convicted of corruption in latest purge of military leaders",
            "description": "Ex-defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, among the most severe sentences in a years-long purge",
            "content": "Two former Chinese defence ministers were given suspended death sentences for bribery on Thursday, after being convicted by China’s military court, in some of the most severe punishments to be handed down in a years-long purge of the military.\nChines... [2219 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/08/china-defence-ministers-corruption-military-leaders-purge",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d0e70f28cdb775804c0cda4f3adf8cbab64342a6/286_0_1463_1170/master/1463.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=c9ef3b55ecba22de4874d7fc77eab86a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T02:29:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "10542a4007e8d017a7ad06871583c658",
            "title": "mending visit after Trump's insults; Iran lays out rules for the Strait of Hormuz; Iran rebuilding key bridge destroyed by US",
            "description": "The president said one thing would make it clear that the ceasefire was over.",
            "content": "By Adam Vidler 02:42\nA major shipping and logistics company has said it will have to pass rising costs onto consumers as the global ripple effect of the US war with Iran widens.\n\"We're looking at an extra cost bill of half a billion (US) dollars ($69... [5664 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-8-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/364555ec-fcc9-4c31-8ee2-7a04b8ca2adf",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/2aukm_0BuiCW6DOPvSiDJGx8-Qg=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F7e5c3ed9-c9f6-47e6-a393-9131a62a7381",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T02:08:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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