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": 59966,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e3c2b1dd5b5b616d90f47438d6c7c0fb",
            "title": "Trump accuses Iran of 'total violation' of ceasefire, says US going to Pakistan to resume negotiations",
            "description": "\"I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single power plant, and every single bridge, in Iran,\" US President Donald Trump said, referring to a peace deal.",
            "content": "WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Sunday (Apr 19) of a \"total violation\" of the two countries' ceasefire for firing on ships near the Strait of Hormuz, and renewed a threat to wipe out Iran's bridges and power plants unl... [4897 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/trump-iran-threat-strait-hormuz-ceasefire-6066416",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Lt2k8_KH--/c_crop,h_562,w_1000,x_0,y_35/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_one-cms:core:watermark:ap_data-1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/Trump_16653.jpg?itok=t67p3JoV",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T14:15:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0aacdb13029d99f91d6d12851aa29899",
            "title": "Thousands gather for Pope Leo's first mass in Angola",
            "description": "LUANDA, Angola: Tens of thousands gathered outside Angola's capital, Luanda, for a giant open-air Sunday (Apr 19) mass led by Pope Leo XIV on the second day of his visit to the resource-rich country mark",
            "content": "LUANDA, Angola: Tens of thousands gathered outside Angola's capital, Luanda, for a giant open-air Sunday (Apr 19) mass led by Pope Leo XIV on the second day of his visit to the resource-rich country marked by deep poverty.\nPope Leo flew to Portuguese... [2829 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/thousands-gather-pope-leos-first-mass-in-angola-6066306",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--GKrZHDRY--/c_crop,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_5/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2023-11:afp_watermark_14112023,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/04/19/000_a8be2cb_mod.jpg?itok=eRe2hMF1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T10:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4dcf689b03871c8e1e1e37c4902cc608",
            "title": "Police warn against phishing scams via Google Meet video calls involving fake cops",
            "description": "The total losses from 13 cases reported since April 1, 2026, amounted to at least $32,000. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – There have been 13 cases of phishing scams reported since April 1 that involve Google Meet video calls by individuals impersonating police officers.\nIn an advisory on April 19, the police said the total losses during this period amounted ... [1194 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/police-warn-against-phishing-scams-via-google-meet-video-calls-involving-fake-cops",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/dceef7676d391d1c1fd06c0994ffd65b0b76be2e222d161b8e8b04e5c12da550",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T10:08:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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