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": 66124,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0c7daf712f061ad655b60def51ebc6e4",
            "title": "Star Avoids Prison Sentence Despite Purchasing 2,300+ Child Porn Video And Images",
            "description": "A well-known entertainer has avoided a prison sentence after court upheld his punishment for possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse material.",
            "content": "TV host and entertainer Mickey Huang has avoided jail time in his recent legal case.\nIn 2023, during Taiwan’s #MeToo movement, a woman came forward to accuse Huang of sexually harassing her when she was a teenager. Huang posted an apology to the woma... [1369 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.koreaboo.com/asia/star-avoids-prison-sentence-despite-purchasing-2300-child-abuse-prn-video-images/",
            "image": "https://image.koreaboo.com/2026/05/FEATURED-IMAGE-2026-05-09T184017.829.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T23:41:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ce576db7a4c97976328d579ab3aa548b",
                "name": "Koreaboo",
                "url": "https://www.koreaboo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "961ee0a63f5809c326e289678b98a371",
            "title": "Caught in the crosshairs: China’s pushback against US sanctions signals tougher era for global business",
            "description": "China has invoked its “Blocking Rules” for the first time to counter US sanctions, marking a shift from rhetoric to enforcement, leaving companies caught between conflicting legal systems.",
            "content": "Advertisement\nanalysis East Asia\nCaught in the crosshairs: China’s pushback against US sanctions signals tougher era for global business\nChina has invoked its “Blocking Rules” for the first time to counter US sanctions, marking a shift from rhetoric ... [8493 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-us-sanctions-companies-caught-between-laws-6106346",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--f6LhLlSN--/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/2026-04-17T030712Z_1_LYNXMPEM3G04E_RTROPTP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-CHINA-DIPLOMACY.JPG?itok=ZAShaQ5n",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T22:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a9a6dc2480b04f290798285f5e3a880a",
            "title": "Indonesia detains over 300 foreigners in gambling crackdown",
            "description": "Some 275 people face charges of gambling and money laundering, a police official said. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "JAKARTA – Indonesian authorities have detained more than 300 foreign nationals this week for allegedly running an online gambling ring in the capital Jakarta, police said on May 9.\nGambling is illegal in the Muslim-majority archipelago, with punishme... [1587 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-detains-over-300-foreigners-in-gambling-crackdown",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/2b190eccd68183eddd0fde668ba51518235a0977981f5cdfbe8b7fdf7aedc216",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T12:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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