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United States World News API

Get the live top world headlines from United States 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 United States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 212134,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a9b068f315c89248366cc77eba604302",
            "title": "NATO allies say Hegseth \"missing a good party\" as they meet, adjust to slimmed down U.S. role under Trump",
            "description": "America's NATO allies say they're not disappointed by top Trump administration officials skipping summits, as they ramp up their own regional defenses.",
            "content": "Brussels — European allies at NATO on Thursday brushed aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role of the world's biggest security organization, leaving them and Canada to do the lion's share of defending Europe.\nU... [6893 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nato-allies-meet-hegseth-trump-europe-canada/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/12/9e7cbe77-953d-4dad-9459-0f61e253ef38/thumbnail/1200x630/cd97ae81b2ca1228a550afe796e7d455/nato-summit-brussels-2260712512.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T14:24:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a7ac019871a87b32ebdbc608ab195c6c",
            "title": "Ecuador entró al top 10 de los países más violentos del mundo",
            "description": "El 71% de la población estuvo expuesta a violencia del crimen organizado",
            "content": "Ecuador se ubica entre los diez países con mayor violencia del mundo, según el informe Conflict Watchlist 2026 de la organización internacional ACLED, que advierte sobre el deterioro sostenido de la seguridad en el país y el impacto de la expansión d... [4465 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2026/02/12/ecuador-entro-al-top-10-de-los-paises-mas-violentos-del-mundo/",
            "image": "https://www.infobae.com/resizer/v2/R7XNWZHHCBA6XBQCT2PESELTNQ.png?auth=10f948109779a695db3aad0f5150a51f89946c1416d7510a3ed39ab53812ee17&smart=true&width=1200&height=630&quality=85",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T14:16:00Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "32b61a562295a89bd1b5b9b4fc2ff364",
                "name": "Infobae",
                "url": "https://www.infobae.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "809d4af903281c0ab5b09e49cab0fefe",
            "title": "Spy agency says Kim Jong Un's daughter is close to be North Korea's future leader",
            "description": "Seoul's assessment comes as North Korea is preparing to hold its biggest political conference later this month, where Kim is expected to outline his major policy goals for the next five years.",
            "content": "SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday that it believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is close to being designated as the country's future leader as he moves to extend the family dynasty to ... [5017 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g-s1-109778/spy-agency-says-kim-jong-uns-daughter-is-close-to-be-north-koreas-future-leader",
            "image": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4490x2526+0+234/resize/1400/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2F35%2Fcb139da74865acf00c5c0a231cea%2Fap26043320820779.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T14:05:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0978beb86628acb239ee06cf0b116d2c",
                "name": "NPR",
                "url": "https://www.npr.org"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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