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": 66354,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dfc0fb57ad6dffa5486321cd1b8bb79e",
            "title": "US Awaits Iran Reply as Aramco Says Hormuz Opening No Quick Fix",
            "description": "The wait stretched on for Iran’s response to a US proposal to end 10 weeks of war, as the world’s largest oil company warned it would take months for the market to return to normal even if the Strait of Hormuz reopened immediately.",
            "content": "The wait stretched on for Iran’s response to a US proposal to end 10 weeks of war, as the world’s largest oil company warned it would take months for the market to return to normal even if the Strait of Hormuz reopened immediately.\nAs of early Sunday... [280 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-10/us-awaits-iran-reply-as-aramco-says-hormuz-opening-no-quick-fix",
            "image": "https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPB0X9zUYyng/v1/1200x800.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T07:52:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "35303254fdf42d2f3365eadb3d9d8a17",
                "name": "Bloomberg.com",
                "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a2339d09c20c94c319b9186998f36898",
            "title": "NUS and SIM password reset after Canvas cyberattack",
            "description": "NUS and SIM urge users to reset passwords as a precaution following a global data breach affecting the Canvas learning platform. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) have asked their staff and students to reset their passwords as an added precaution following a global data breach.\nIn an e-mail sent on May 10 seen by... [2171 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/canvas-cyberattack-nus-sim-ask-users-to-reset-passwords-as-added-precaution",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/3ebebc998d2a458394d0ad0b7d69a364854ba460edb882e01be16db966775b53",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T06:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f0157e407cc5fa5696669a2e30461805",
            "title": "Former TV host Mickey Huang escapes jail time for possessing child porn",
            "description": "He was originally sentenced to one year and six months in prison, suspended for four years. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "Disgraced Taiwanese television host Mickey Huang will not serve jail time after Taiwan’s Supreme Court upheld his suspended sentence in a child sexual exploitation case, sparking public outrage and renewed debate over the country’s judicial system.\nT... [1686 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/former-tv-host-mickey-huang-escapes-jail-time-for-possessing-child-porn",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/44a661c3aedebe5aa3d63525171130826af8baf0fac39709809e4c0cfaef159a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T06:13:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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