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Singapore World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Singapore with our JSON API.

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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": 54610,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1de180c8e18e5dc5ee8dbe931e84de49",
            "title": "Shinzo Abe's killer jailed for life in Japan",
            "description": "Learn about the life sentence handed down to Tetsuya Yamagami for the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "NARA, Japan - The gunman charged with killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty and jailed for life on Jan 21, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.\nThe shooting forced a reckoning in ... [4135 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-court-sentences-ex-pm-abes-assassin-to-life-in-prison-nhk-reports",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/53b9ef535c67d0db07d99e64faa0e9eb0710bc9c142fc07f5d4113c52020a915",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T04:59:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cfd53c28131b6ad30c602116edb60281",
            "title": "Police arrest two men after deadly shooting at Nibong Tebal car wash",
            "description": "NIBONG TEBAL, Jan 21 — Police have arrested two men to assist in investigations into the fatal shooting of a man believed to be the owner of a car wash in front of the premises...",
            "content": "NIBONG TEBAL, Jan 21 — Police have arrested two men to assist in investigations into the fatal shooting of a man believed to be the owner of a car wash in front of the premises along Jalan Besar Permatang Keling here last Saturday (Jan 16).\nPenang po... [650 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/21/police-arrest-two-men-after-deadly-shooting-at-nibong-tebal-car-wash/206157",
            "image": "https://www.malaymail.com/malaymail/uploads/images/2026/01/21/321137.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T02:34:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b31ab9de2dcdd2e8f28efaa42a2f74b6",
                "name": "Malay Mail",
                "url": "https://www.malaymail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1c67e0c21360e1d14155b5e61c09072a",
            "title": "Nine arrested in North Sumatra over alleged baby trafficking",
            "description": "Police in North Sumatra have arrested nine individuals involved in a baby trafficking ring operating through illegal adoption schemes on social media. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "MEDAN, North Sumatra – Police in Medan, in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, have arrested nine people and are searching for three others over their alleged involvement in a baby trafficking ring operating through illegal adoption schemes on ... [3285 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/nine-arrested-in-north-sumatra-over-alleged-baby-trafficking",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/f49bddddbf49190dfe598244e939e443787f6ef33619e4ddff3540c30a210fc5",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T01:58:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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