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": 72806,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "92a2e00949207083b53b559ca4a09d5d",
            "title": "Iran imposes mandatory insurance on ships transiting Strait of Hormuz, with fees likely to follow",
            "description": "Iran has asserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that vessels comply with new terms and conditions to transit, including mandatory Iranian insurance for all vessels",
            "content": "IRAN has introduced mandatory insurance for all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, requiring shipowners to obtain coverage approved — and initially provided free — by Tehran’s newly created Persian Gulf Strait Authority.\nThe move, detailed in a... [3131 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1157571/Iran-imposes-mandatory-insurance-on-ships-transiting-Strait-of-Hormuz-with-fees-likely-to-follow",
            "image": "https://www.lloydslist.com/-/media/lloyds-list/images/strait-of-hormuz-crisis/ships/tankers-hormuz-may-larak.png?rev=bfb4c0c8913048239b75faee5e65cbad",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T11:44:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3bce072f6c897d2209ab87f229a01c18",
                "name": "Lloyd's List",
                "url": "https://www.lloydslist.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8eaee99ad443d62ae2632056618ba9d0",
            "title": "Lebanon hostilities escalate, with Israeli leaders defiant in face of US-Iran deal",
            "description": "Fighting escalated sharply between Israel and Hezbollah in south Lebanon overnight, with more than 18 people reportedly killed in Israeli strikes and four Israeli soldiers killed by Hezbollah during this war.",
            "content": "BEIRUT: Fighting escalated sharply between Israel and Hezbollah in south Lebanon overnight, with more than 18 people reported killed in Israeli strikes and four Israeli soldiers killed in one of the deadliest attacks by the Iran-backed group during t... [5016 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/israel-hits-lebanon-strikes-hezbollah-us-iran-6195211",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--kt3kfvq6--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-06-19T061014Z_1_LYNXMPEM5I0AB_RTROPTP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL.JPG?itok=_YLul67N",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T11:42:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "394bf5b386ebda9f7e03f9ad47904f54",
            "title": "Malaysian grandfather jailed for raping granddaughters",
            "description": "A 67-year-old Malaysian man has been sentenced to 33 years in jail and 14 strokes of the cane for raping and sexually assaulting his two young granddaughters.",
            "content": "A 67-year-old Malaysian grandfather has been sentenced to 33 years’ jail and 14 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to raping and sexually assaulting two of his granddaughters.\nAccording to The Star, the abuse came to light after the victims co... [1309 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.stomp.sg/trending-now/msian-grandfather-67-who-abused-young-granddaughters-while-they-slept-gets-33-years-jail",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/stomp/9044b2479d121e7148bae6172468dc39165bf5fca03ed9437f9f352faa0544cc",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T10:51:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "26aeb262f57f65b35ba17041b84cad1c",
                "name": "Stomp",
                "url": "https://www.stomp.sg"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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