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": 69478,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0b3dc1d04b62b2e60198300c51a62771",
            "title": "Singaporean man hospitalised in Taiwan after falling from Dragon Caves rock climbing area",
            "description": "A Singaporean climber has been hospitalised with injuries after a fall at the popular Dragon Caves rock climbing area in Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "A Singaporean climber was taken to hospital in Taiwan with head and hand injuries after falling from a cliff in New Taipei City on May 16.\nHe had been climbing rocks in the morning at Longdong, or Dragon Caves, in the city’s Gongliao district on the ... [939 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/singaporean-man-hospitalised-in-taiwan-after-falling-from-dragon-caves-rock-climbing-area",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/472b1f7ccb87d13833a3b98d37000487466ed7e13e442d65f510176328009c44",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T05:01:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "109735efed2c08a3a6cce831216af294",
            "title": "Earthquake hits south-west China; thousands evacuate, buildings collapse",
            "description": "There were two confirmed deaths with one still missing, and four people were taken to hospital. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "BEIJING – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake in China’s south-west region of Guangxi early on May 18 killed two and forced more than 7,000 people in the city of Liuzhou to evacuate as search and rescue operations continue and the authorities warn of transpor... [570 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/earthquake-hits-southwest-china-thousands-evacuate-buildings-collapse",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/1b01960f402ed4abf8900d0132497fbc7dabb691b5a3ec6ee474f81bb2046c5f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T03:51:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1327339b85b3ef7339f1147ac40ff2fb",
            "title": "Woman stabbed in car near restaurant in Kota Setar, suspect flees",
            "description": "ALOR SETAR, May 18 — A woman sustained serious neck injuries after allegedly being stabbed by a man in front of a restaurant along Jalan Titi Gajah near here last night.Kota...",
            "content": "ALOR SETAR, May 18 — A woman sustained serious neck injuries after allegedly being stabbed by a man in front of a restaurant along Jalan Titi Gajah near here last night.\nKota Setar district police chief ACP Syed Basri Syed Ali said the 35-year-old wo... [1019 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/05/18/woman-stabbed-in-car-near-restaurant-in-kota-setar-suspect-flees/220366",
            "image": "https://www.malaymail.com/malaymail/uploads/images/2026/05/18/341540.JPG",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T02:12:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b31ab9de2dcdd2e8f28efaa42a2f74b6",
                "name": "Malay Mail",
                "url": "https://www.malaymail.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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