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Singapore News API

Get the live top headlines from Singapore with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Singapore 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 Singapore.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=sg&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 7219906,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b72973ff13f44d613c80175530fbab26",
            "title": "Some worrying trends in Singapore of politicians playing identity politics, says Shanmugam",
            "description": "Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security was speaking in the wake of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of US President Donald Trump.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: There are worrying trends of politicians in Singapore playing identity politics based on race and religion, said Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Friday (Sep 12).\nHe was speaking on the sidelines of a charity event at Laguna National G... [4629 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/charlie-kirk-shanmugam-national-security-5346266",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--gIUDDo1R--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/09/12/screenshot_2025-09-12_at_8.00.16_pm.png?itok=okvAgh1Z",
            "publishedAt": "2025-09-12T13:09:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com",
                "country": "sg"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "38976c6c844a8b8e85633c2837135a5b",
            "title": "Charlie Kirk shooting highlights need for law and order in democratic discourse: Shanmugam",
            "description": "There must be low crime and trust in institutions, and people must feel safe, said the Home Affairs Minister. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Assassinated political activist Charlie Kirk was a victim of worsening political divisions within the United States, said Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, stressing the need for law and order to have proper democratic discourse.\nFor su... [4085 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/charlie-kirk-shooting-highlights-need-for-law-and-order-in-democratic-discourse-shanmugam",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/c1eb0731576653647fa5e9c699dc4008aeb9166f151f75e7c10e80009d34fbd1",
            "publishedAt": "2025-09-12T12:46:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com",
                "country": "sg"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0ceebf152b0aea164be99f3739705c33",
            "title": "Suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing has been caught, Trump says",
            "description": "Authorities have identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah.",
            "content": "OREM, Utah: The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said on Friday (Sep 12), representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political... [2250 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/charles-kirk-killed-shooter-suspect-tyler-robinson-caught-trump-5346066",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--ewwQpNS3--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_one-cms:core:watermark:ap_data-1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/Charlie_Kirk_Shot_35069.jpg?itok=2OZA3x-F",
            "publishedAt": "2025-09-12T12:25:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com",
                "country": "sg"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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