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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": 48980,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3f99ad31de79585af6e841c6675a559b",
            "title": "Sabah state election: Incumbent GRS beats opposition, Hajiji Noor sworn in as Chief Minister",
            "description": "Mr Hajiji also retained the Sulaman seat in the polls. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "KOTA KINABALU - Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman Hajiji Noor has been sworn in as Sabah’s Chief Minister for a second term before Governor Musa Aman.\nMr Hajiji, who retained the Sulaman seat in the polls, was sworn in at 3.05am on Nov 30 at Istan... [718 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/hajiji-sworn-in-as-sabahs-chief-minister",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/b20ccf4c410c69323855f21b4a9dba7eeebe2c0b954e1f4ceba916cdf05f7b87",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-30T00:01:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "51df0f7f999d117507b1485d44f76d53",
            "title": "How the Sino-Japanese row is playing out on the ground in China",
            "description": "While daily life remains largely intact, Chinese locals and Japanese expatriates in China tell CNA of a quiet unease as the bilateral row persists.",
            "content": "BEIJING/SHENZHEN: Wang Shan is a broker of improbable beginnings.\nThe 28-year-old runs a small cross-border matchmaking service linking Chinese and Japanese singles - screening applicants, shaping profiles and choreographing first meetings across the... [9863 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-japan-row-impact-locals-expats-travel-tourism-relations-food-5487236",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--kYBg0b7M--/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/2025-11-20T095229Z_2_LYNXMPELAJ0DZ_RTROPTP_3_CHINA-JAPAN-RESTAURANTS.JPG?itok=PfN_fP_n",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-29T22:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d9bbbb0aa9043d7feda54efc4ea9ab9c",
            "title": "Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety",
            "description": "Operating rights for six major international airlines were revoked over suspended flights to Venezuela. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "– US President Donald Trump said on Nov 29 that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.\nMr Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE A... [1785 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/world/trump-says-airspace-above-and-surrounding-venezuela-to-be-closed-in-its-entirety",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/cc9fe9bf08319eb8fd62a8354d51ffcee6d9f516b3473847093d1d7acee7c4b3",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-29T13:11:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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