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": 67728,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5c0c757c4ba231648bb92e15c66986e9",
            "title": "From Anwar warning to US$250m claim - what’s behind Malaysia’s response to Norway’s scrapped missile deal?",
            "description": "The strength of Malaysia’s case will depend on whether export approval was explicitly tied to delivery of the missiles, and what remedies exist if a sovereign government blocks the transfer, says an analyst.",
            "content": "KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya’s RM1 billion (US$251.5 million) claim against a Norwegian defence company shows it is maintaining pressure on Oslo after the Scandinavian country unilaterally halted delivery of crucial naval missiles to Malaysia under a prev... [11935 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-norway-cancel-missile-warship-lcs-6130376",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--pYhKYPy2--/c_crop,h_759,w_1350,x_0,y_42/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/05/19/anwar_malaysia_norway_cancelled_missiles.jpg?itok=POMloOm7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T22:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7833a38804aeba88bbf428798b57802d",
            "title": "Prabowo’s verbal slips draw laughs - but at what cost?",
            "description": "Explore how Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's off-the-cuff remarks are being viewed amidst public concerns about the economy. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "– Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has always been a politician who speaks his mind.\nHis off-the-cuff style has long been part of his political persona . But at a time when Indonesians are worried about rising living costs, jobs and the weakenin... [5416 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-glass-cars-to-dollar-remarks-prabowos-verbal-slips-draw-laughs-but-at-what-political-cost",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/75a9dc70e00af03a54b03262d8c57981befe86ca06072c88f02f58cc138da9cd",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T12:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f6a0dd655ca5e5334f2a17722857c94b",
            "title": "Singapore steps up public health measures after WHO alert over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda",
            "description": "Singapore enhances public health measures in response to the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, with travellers advised on precautions. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Singapore is stepping up public health measures following the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda to prevent imported cases, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on May 19.\nHealth advisories on t... [4144 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-steps-up-ebola-monitoring-after-who-alert-increased-surveillance-among-measures",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/3990345a1de49a834ee7e4ceef29312631bee75a2654465b7fdd3ac77397840f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T12:07:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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