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": 71252,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "aca99b4b022f18072f8cf08b1ab9bca8",
            "title": "Iran chief negotiator says Hormuz will be administered by Tehran: State media",
            "description": "Iran signals lasting changes to Strait of Hormuz governance, asserting greater control over a vital oil route while pursuing sanctions relief.",
            "content": "TEHRAN: Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran, state media reported on Tuesday (Jun 23), following talks pushing to end the US-Israeli war on the Islamic republic.\nIran and the ... [2025 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-iran-war-hormuz-tehran-administer-6202561",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--4U420dAN--/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_0/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/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/23/2026-06-22t114321z_190051108_rc2xylab75fd_rtrmadp_3_iran-crisis-oman-hormuz.jpg?itok=-n_BFhsS",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T03:11:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3e47fbef2f9d7d27bd1da34c38760b25",
            "title": "Malaysia's rulers postpone conference amid throne dispute",
            "description": "Malaysia's rulers have postponed a key conference due to a dispute over the Negeri Sembilan throne, creating uncertainty for upcoming elections. in the state Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s rulers have called for a last-minute postponement of a scheduled conference for June 23 to 25 amid a brewing dispute over the throne of Negeri Sembilan that now raises doubt as to whether Aug 1 state polls can proceed.\nAltho... [4274 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-malay-rulers-postpone-conference-unclear-if-negeri-sembilans-state-polls-can-proceed",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/28a73219448938197ec2af5df9fb68c31e25426e52086f39e9d5b4d16f88dd9e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T02:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c90c53159b289e4d47aa31da0787771b",
            "title": "Japan’s defence outreach to counter China’s military rise hits hidden roadblocks",
            "description": "Tokyo’s approach combines security, economic and diplomatic tools to show regional nations an alternative to the China-US dilemma.",
            "content": "Tokyo’s approach combines security, economic and diplomatic tools to show regional nations an alternative to the China-US dilemma\n7 -MIN READ7 -MIN\nListen\nPublished: 6:00am, 23 Jun 2026Updated: 6:36am, 23 Jun 2026\nJapan seized the spotlight at last m... [2243 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3357876/japans-defence-outreach-counter-chinas-military-rise-hits-hidden-roadblocks",
            "image": "https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/06/22/8477b424-d0b7-4f4a-bf79-739f458fbd32_859f0eea.jpg?itok=XAu5JbwK&v=1782103289",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-22T22:00:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9709bfa71bc46e81262e4096f206f257",
                "name": "South China Morning Post",
                "url": "https://www.scmp.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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