Singapore World News API
Get the live top world headlines from Singapore with our JSON API.
Get API key for the Singapore World News APIAPI 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": 3408736,
"articles": [
{
"title": "Australia's defence minister urges greater military openness from China",
"description": "SINGAPORE: Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday (May 31) urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation and deployments as Pacific nations brace for a more assertive Chinese presence. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue def",
"content": "SINGAPORE: Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday (May 31) urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation and deployments as Pacific nations brace for a more assertive Chinese presence.\nSpeaking to Reuters on th... [1052 chars]",
"url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/australia-defence-minister-greater-military-openness-china-5161116",
"image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--NhYYBo8C--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/v1/one-cms/core/2025-03-24t020232z_1_lynxnpel2n01b_rtroptp_3_australia-china.jpg?itok=O1t4vDAq",
"publishedAt": "2025-05-31T07:02:00Z",
"source": {
"name": "CNA",
"url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
}
},
{
"title": "US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compares Donald Trump with Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew",
"description": "SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 31) likened US President Donald Trump to Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In a major speech outlining US strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Hegseth referred to both leaders as \"historic men\". \"Like the late pri",
"content": "SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 31) likened US President Donald Trump to Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.\nIn a major speech outlining US strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Hegseth referred to bot... [623 chars]",
"url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pete-hegseth-compares-trump-lee-kuan-yew-shangri-la-dialogue-5161106",
"image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--DU5GomPJ--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2023-11:afp_watermark_14112023,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/05/31/hegseth_trump_lky_1.jpg?itok=u6g-I8cA",
"publishedAt": "2025-05-31T06:29:00Z",
"source": {
"name": "CNA",
"url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
}
},
{
"title": "Trump 'tough love' on defence better than no love: EU's Kallas",
"description": "SINGAPORE: The European Union's diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday (May 31) the continent was beefing up defence spending after \"tough love\" from the Trump administration, as she called for stronger ties with the Asia-Pacific region. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Kallas",
"content": "SINGAPORE: The European Union's diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday (May 31) the continent was beefing up defence spending after \"tough love\" from the Trump administration, as she called for stronger ties with the Asia-Pacific region.\nSpeak... [787 chars]",
"url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/eu-kallas-shangri-la-dialogue-trump-tough-love-5161096",
"image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s---m7rt3di--/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/05/31/kaja_kallas.jpg?itok=DxV9JjmM",
"publishedAt": "2025-05-31T05:37:00Z",
"source": {
"name": "CNA",
"url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
}
}
]
}