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": 72124,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d5e3325dd96b1b6b1e0ebdb71508cb6d",
            "title": "Police arrest AV actress Erena So over offshore gambling site promotion",
            "description": "Police on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old local woman, surnamed So, in Sham Shui Po on suspicion of \"promoting or facilitating bookmaking.\" It is understood that the arrestee is Hong Kong-born adult video actress Erena So Hoi-lam, who was recently exposed as an agent for an offshore gambling website.",
            "content": "Police on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old local woman, surnamed So, in Sham Shui Po on suspicion of \"promoting or facilitating bookmaking.\" It is understood that the arrestee is Hong Kong-born adult video actress Erena So Hoi-lam, who was recently ex... [1225 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/335650/Police-arrest-AV-actress-Erena-So-over-offshore-gambling-site-promotion",
            "image": "https://image.hkstandard.com.hk/f/1200p0/0x0/100/none/5911137b30ed0e63ad9bcb857baee1ae/2026-06/ESO.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T13:11:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d9067f83f87ddb6352fb14a5bef511af",
                "name": "The Standard (HK)",
                "url": "https://www.thestandard.com.hk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "068669fb956dbaf6963a6a9fefda11c4",
            "title": "Thousands feared dead as quakes rock Venezuela",
            "description": "Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, causing widespread damage and killing at least 32 people, with hundreds injured. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "CARACAS – Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on June 25 after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks.\nA 7.2-magni... [5754 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/world/quakes-rock-venezuela-killing-at-least-32-and-injuring-hundreds",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/68728b4b89302fcb73c1f68ffbd0127058cf7d9129f2ec15ab88b695eac8c798",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T11:21:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3210ae12ed658f172331f193ca0be990",
            "title": "INSIGHT: M7.2 quake felt widely in eastern Japan, experts warn tsunami risk not over",
            "description": "A magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck off the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Thursday triggered widespread perceptible tremors in the country's eastern half, from as far as Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, to the northern main island of Hokkaido.",
            "content": "This was due to long-period ground motion, which travels over long distances and can cause buildings to sway even hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter. The weather agency reported intensity levels 1 and 2 on the four-tier scale for long-period g... [2455 chars]",
            "url": "https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/78662",
            "image": "https://english-kyodo.ismcdn.jp/mwimgs/f/7/1200x/img_f7bac5e960225d34630f1842d73c70151807114.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T09:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "017eeb83e0e8aa0bfd846fadd134c574",
                "name": "Japan Wire by Kyodo News",
                "url": "https://english.kyodonews.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories