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Singapore World News API

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

Get API key for the Singapore 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 Singapore.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=sg&category=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 54880,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2d414ea7a331a9922ddb07c94ca2f258",
            "title": "Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Term Seals China’s Move to Muzzle Critic",
            "description": "A Hong Kong court sentenced former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, handing the pro-democracy activist the heaviest penalty yet meted out under a 2020 Beijing-imposed national security law.",
            "content": "A Hong Kong court sentenced former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, handing the pro-democracy activist the heaviest penalty yet meted out under a 2020 Beijing-imposed national security law.\nThree government-picked judges on Monday ordered... [293 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/hong-kong-sentences-jimmy-lai-to-20-years-in-landmark-case",
            "image": "https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ityJ1PNn5vA0/v0/1200x800.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T15:12:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "35303254fdf42d2f3365eadb3d9d8a17",
                "name": "Bloomberg.com",
                "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f1486a7cffd09444df60c63ecefa60e6",
            "title": "Who is the latest No 10 departure under Keir Starmer?",
            "description": "The former director of communications made a Downing Street return after working for Sir Tony Blair.",
            "content": "Tim Allan brought with him experience of working for Sir Tony Blair in the early days of New Labour when he returned to Downing Street last September as part of changes by Sir Keir Starmer to his senior team.\nHe departs from the role of director of c... [1559 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c795wpn3v54o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b0e9/live/bcd4a260-05b4-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T12:57:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7de333736a707442d2123731f1f94c88",
            "title": "NACC finds 44 ex‑Move Forward MPs guilty over bid to amend lèse‑majesté law",
            "description": "The National Anti‑Corruption Commission (NACC) on Monday found 44 former Move Forward Party MPs—now mostly with the People’s Party—guilty over their 2023 pledge to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lèse‑majesté law.",
            "content": "The National Anti‑Corruption Commission (NACC) on Monday found 44 former Move Forward Party MPs—now mostly with the People’s Party—guilty over their 2023 pledge to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lèse‑majesté law.\nTen of the 44 accused, i... [1992 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3193620/nacc-finds-44-exmove-forward-mps-guilty-over-bid-to-amend-l%C3%A8semajest%C3%A9-law",
            "image": "https://static.bangkokpost.com/media/content/20260209/c1_3193620_260209181448_700.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T11:27:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0df0ddcc4955a9624f60215d59a26feb",
                "name": "Bangkok Post",
                "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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