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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 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": 163158,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9a17d9b21222a479e9beed42cd8ba960",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: Strikes engulf the Middle East as Hezbollah targets in Beirut attacked; Iran targets British base on Cyprus; Trump says Iranian military should ‘surrender or face certain dea",
            "description": "The conflict between US, Israel and Iran has now broadened, with the Israeli military now targeting Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon while also spilling across to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus. Follow along to our live blog for updates.",
            "content": "Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the war in Iran. Keep reading for a summary of where we’re at after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran (or head here for a more detailed version). We’ll be keeping an eye on these and other developments over... [8573 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-strikes-engulf-the-middle-east-as-hezbollah-targets-in-beirut-attacked-trump-says-iranian-military-should-surrender-of-face-certain-death-20260302-p5o6s8.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T10:58:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "caec0360c190ef9769c6e8f6deb1b5a8",
            "title": "‘Not again’: Gaza rushes to stockpile amid Iran war, crossing closures",
            "description": "Crossing closures following US-Israel war with Iran spark panic buying in Gaza, where residents fear food shortages.",
            "content": "Deir el-Balah/Gaza City – When Hani Abu Issa headed to the Deir el-Balah market on Saturday morning, he was not carrying a long shopping list. He had only intended to buy ingredients for his family’s Ramadan iftar meal, nothing more.\nBut the sight of... [8196 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/2/not-again-gaza-rushes-to-stockpile-amid-iran-war-crossing-closures",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/873A4781-1772397999.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T09:15:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cbd4899b6586ee35e4e3f7dab123af0f",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: Trump warns ‘a big wave’ of strikes on Iran is to come; Strikes engulf the Middle East as Hezbollah targets in Beirut attacked; Iran targets British base on Cyprus; Trump say",
            "description": "The conflict between US, Israel and Iran has now broadened, with the Israeli military now targeting Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon while also spilling across to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus. Follow along to our live blog for updates.",
            "content": "Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the war in Iran. Keep reading for a summary of where we’re at after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran (or head here for a more detailed version). We’ll be keeping an eye on these and other developments over... [6185 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-strikes-engulf-the-middle-east-as-hezbollah-targets-in-beirut-attacked-trump-says-iranian-military-should-surrender-of-face-certain-death-20260302-p5o6s8.html?post=p5a05g",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T08:48:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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