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": 67952,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7a140770bf27b3aad19a8da58e238c3f",
            "title": "How Vladimir Putin’s chance encounter with a Chinese boy in Beijing shaped a life",
            "description": "Over 25 years ago, a young boy in Beihai Park caught the attention of Russia’s then new president as he visited China for the first time.",
            "content": "Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese engineer Peng Pai on Wednesday, over a quarter century after a chance encounter during his first presidential visit to China, when Peng was 12 years old.\nPutin, who arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-... [924 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354224/how-vladimir-putins-chance-encounter-chinese-boy-beijing-shaped-lifes-path",
            "image": "https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/05/20/5086ebe4-61b7-4350-887e-aa2fde018cfb_d5001ff0.jpg?itok=PhTQIX9D&v=1779266121",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T08:21:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9709bfa71bc46e81262e4096f206f257",
                "name": "South China Morning Post",
                "url": "https://www.scmp.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "aeae4dd4e9db70b27aa0357c9da43fd7",
            "title": "EU clears major hurdle to finalize U.S. trade deal",
            "description": "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday welcomed a provisional agreement on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods.",
            "content": "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday welcomed a provisional agreement on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods and called on co-legislators to move swiftly to finalize the process.\nEU lawmakers welcomed the brea... [1831 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/eu-us-trade-deal-trump-autos.html",
            "image": "https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108188925-1755762857953-gettyimages-2226604676-ah800121.jpeg?v=1755762916&w=1920&h=1080",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T07:19:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "32c2ad3fb41cb87b5b847d750028dff0",
                "name": "CNBC",
                "url": "https://www.cnbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8202105c567017788371eb5e8bed9439",
            "title": "US charges three Malaysian state telecoms officials for multimillion-dollar fraud",
            "description": "Three senior executives at the US subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia allegedly misappropriated over US$20 million from the state telecommunications firm through false statements and forged records on various occasions between July 2020 and February 2026.",
            "content": "KUALA LUMPUR: The United States has charged three senior employees of Telekom Malaysia (TM) for allegedly misappropriating over US$20 million from the Malaysian state telecommunications firm, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday (May 19... [2329 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/united-states-malaysian-state-telco-officials-over-20-million-fraud-6131601",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--uXF4LaVh--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_42/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/2026-05-04T163633Z_2_LYNXMPEM4311R_RTROPTP_3_USA-TRUMP-IRS-LAWSUIT.JPG?itok=vqSqxzNF",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T07:05:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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