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": 68306,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3e8e266dfa756b80519c8cba03cfb114",
            "title": "Malaysian rapper Namewee acquitted of drug possession on second bid",
            "description": "The prosecution had rejected his first bid to have the charges of possessing methamphetamine and sildenafil – a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction – dropped.",
            "content": "KUALA LUMPUR: Controversial Malaysian rapper Wee Meng Chee, also known as Namewee, was acquitted of drug possession on Thursday (May 14).\nMagistrate Khairunnisak Hassni granted the acquittal after the Attorney-General’s Chambers withdrew two charges ... [1449 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysian-rapper-namewee-acquitted-drug-possession-6121196",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--QYhe9tQJ--/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/Malaysia_Taiwan_Murder_18020.jpg?itok=QtB6_xT3",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T10:34:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a372c5b0fc7e73faa91f92c90b2e6f83",
            "title": "'A real hero': Off-duty nurse praised for saving choking woman at hospital in Ipoh",
            "description": "An off-duty nurse has been praised for her swift intervention after she saved a woman who was choking at a hospital eatery in Ipoh, Malaysia.A video of the incident was shared on Instagram by the hospital on Wednesday (May 13), showing the victim eating at a table with a child and two adults before she choked on her food.According to...",
            "content": "An off-duty nurse has been praised for her swift intervention after she saved a woman who was choking at a hospital eatery in Ipoh, Malaysia.\nA video of the incident was shared on Instagram by the hospital on Wednesday (May 13), showing the victim ea... [1450 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/malaysia/hero-nurse-praised-saving-choking-woman-pantai-hospital-ipoh",
            "image": "https://media.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/off_duty_nurse_saves_woman_choking_malaysia.jpg?itok=tG3ootU3",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T09:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f58f29f82c9ce0eee27a22f2f84f04dc",
            "title": "‘Vehement objection’: Malaysia's PM Anwar slams Norway’s ‘unacceptable’ move over scrapped defence deal",
            "description": "Signed contracts are \"solemn instruments\" and \"not confetti to be scattered in so capricious a manner\", said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.",
            "content": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has voiced its \"vehement objection\" to Norway's \"unilateral and unacceptable\" decision to revoke export approvals for a naval strike missile system intended for its combat ships, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (M... [3211 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-slams-norway-missile-export-littoral-combat-ship-6120186",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Dh-gJiVe--/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/one-cms/core/2026-05-14T021840Z_2_LYNXMPEM4D03P_RTROPTP_3_ASEAN-PHILIPPINES-DIPLOMACY.JPG?itok=HyH3b7Im",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T09:16:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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