Google News is a free news aggregator that collects headlines from thousands of publishers around the world. Google exposes its feeds via public RSS 2.0 endpoints that require no authentication or API key.
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Google News is a free news aggregator that collects headlines from thousands of publishers around the world. Google exposes its feeds via public RSS 2.0 endpoints that require no authentication or API key.
https://news.google.com/rss
All feed URLs are built by appending paths and query parameters to this base.
Every feed URL accepts the following query parameters to control region and language:
| Parameter | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
hl |
Yes | Interface language / locale code | en-US, fr, de, ja, pt-BR, es-419 |
gl |
Yes | Country / geographic location (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) | US, GB, IN, DE, JP, BR |
ceid |
Yes | Compound locale key in the form {gl}:{language} |
US:en, GB:en, DE:de, JP:ja, BR:pt-419 |
Important: All three parameters should be consistent. Mismatched values may return unexpected or empty results.
The following locations have been tested and confirmed to return valid RSS feeds (HTTP 200):
| Location | hl |
gl |
ceid |
Example URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | en-US |
US |
US:en |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | en-GB |
GB |
GB:en |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB:en |
| 🇮🇳 India | en-IN |
IN |
IN:en |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-IN&gl=IN&ceid=IN:en |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | en-AU |
AU |
AU:en |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-AU&gl=AU&ceid=AU:en |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | en-CA |
CA |
CA:en |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA:en |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | de |
DE |
DE:de |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=de&gl=DE&ceid=DE:de |
| 🇫🇷 France | fr |
FR |
FR:fr |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=fr&gl=FR&ceid=FR:fr |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | ja |
JP |
JP:ja |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=ja&gl=JP&ceid=JP:ja |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | pt-BR |
BR |
BR:pt-419 |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=pt-BR&gl=BR&ceid=BR:pt-419 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | es-419 |
MX |
MX:es-419 |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=es-419&gl=MX&ceid=MX:es-419 |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | en-IL |
IL |
IL:en |
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-IL&gl=IL&ceid=IL:en |
Returns the current top stories for a given location.
URL pattern:
https://news.google.com/rss?hl={hl}&gl={gl}&ceid={gl}:{lang}
Example — US top stories:
https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
Returns articles for a specific news topic / section.
URL pattern:
https://news.google.com/rss/topics/{TOPIC_ID}?hl={hl}&gl={gl}&ceid={gl}:{lang}
Known Topic IDs (English, US):
| Topic | Topic ID |
|---|---|
| World | CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRGx1YlY4U0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB |
| Nation / U.S. | CAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNRGxqTjNjU0FtVnVLQUFQAQ |
| Business | CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRGx6TVdZU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB |
| Technology | CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRGRqTVhZU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB |
| Entertainment | CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNREpxYW5RU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB |
| Sports | CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRFp1ZEdvU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB |
| Science | CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRFp0Y1RjU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB |
| Health | CAAqIQgKIhtDQkFTRGdvSUwyMHZNR3QwTlRFU0FtVnVLQUFQAQ |
Example — Technology news (US):
https://news.google.com/rss/topics/CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRGRqTVhZU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
Note: Topic IDs are base64-encoded protocol buffer strings. They can differ by language/region. The IDs above are for
en-US. To find topic IDs for other locales, inspect the RSS link on the Google News website for that locale.
Returns articles matching a search query.
URL pattern:
https://news.google.com/rss/search?q={query}&hl={hl}&gl={gl}&ceid={gl}:{lang}
Query modifiers:
| Modifier | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
+ or space |
AND (default) | q=artificial+intelligence |
OR |
OR operator | q=Tesla+OR+SpaceX |
- |
Exclude term | q=Apple+-fruit |
"..." |
Exact phrase (URL-encode the quotes) | q=%22climate+change%22 |
when:7d |
Time filter — last N days/hours | q=Bitcoin+when:7d |
when:1h |
Time filter — last 1 hour | q=breaking+news+when:1h |
after:YYYY-MM-DD |
Articles after a date | q=Olympics+after:2024-07-01 |
before:YYYY-MM-DD |
Articles before a date | q=Olympics+before:2024-08-15 |
site: |
Restrict to a domain | q=AI+site:reuters.com |
Example — search for "artificial intelligence" in the last 7 days:
https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=artificial+intelligence+when:7d&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
All feeds return RSS 2.0 XML. Here is the general structure:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0">
<channel>
<generator>NFE/5.0</generator>
<title>Top stories - Google News</title>
<link>https://news.google.com/?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en</link>
<language>en-US</language>
<webMaster>[email protected]</webMaster>
<copyright>...</copyright>
<lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:50:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>
<item>
<title>Article headline - Publisher Name</title>
<link>https://news.google.com/rss/articles/...</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">https://news.google.com/rss/articles/...</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:05:07 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
<!-- HTML ordered list of related articles -->
<ol>
<li><a href="...">Article Title</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Publisher</font></li>
...
</ol>
</description>
<source url="https://publisher-domain.com">Publisher Name</source>
</item>
<!-- more <item> elements -->
</channel>
</rss>
<item>| Field | Description |
|---|---|
<title> |
Headline text followed by - Publisher Name |
<link> |
Google News redirect URL. Visiting it in a browser redirects to the actual article. |
<guid> |
Unique identifier (same as <link>) |
<pubDate> |
Publication date in RFC 2822 format |
<description> |
HTML snippet containing an ordered list (<ol>) of related/clustered articles with links and publisher names |
<source url="..."> |
Publisher name and homepage URL |
curl -s "https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en" \
| grep -oP '<title>\K[^<]+'
import feedparser
feed = feedparser.parse(
"https://news.google.com/rss?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en"
)
for entry in feed.entries:
print(f"{entry.published} — {entry.title}")
print(f" Link: {entry.link}")
print()
TOPIC="CAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSUwyMHZNRGRqTVhZU0FtVnVHZ0pWVXlnQVAB"
curl -s "https://news.google.com/rss/topics/${TOPIC}?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en" \
| xmllint --xpath '//item/title/text()' -
import feedparser
import urllib.parse
query = urllib.parse.quote("artificial intelligence when:7d")
url = f"https://news.google.com/rss/search?q={query}&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en"
feed = feedparser.parse(url)
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Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: google-news is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: google-news is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
We added google-news from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
We added google-news from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: google-news is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
google-news fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
google-news fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
google-news has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
Registry listing for google-news matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
google-news is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
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