World News in Singapore
Real-time world news from Singapore, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters Singapore-relevant world coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=world&country=sg), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.
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World news in Singapore coverage
NewsMesh filters Singapore-relevant world coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull World news in Singapore into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=world&country=sg). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=world&country=sg&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
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Frequently asked questions about World news in Singapore
What world news from Singapore does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters Singapore-relevant world coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns world news from Singapore?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=world&country=sg. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get Singapore news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all Singapore coverage from /v1/latest?country=sg.
Is world news from Singapore available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: world Singapore stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the world news from Singapore feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more data?
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