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For one story (event_id from search_news_events), show how it is being reported in each country: number of videos, which outlets, languages, when coverage started, and the latest videos with original and translated titles, coordinates and YouTube links.
event_id from search_news_events (or a globenow.tv/event/... URL).
Language for titles and links: en (default), zh, zh-hant, ja, ko
Videos listed per country (default 3).
Countries listed (default 10, most coverage first).
Pick your client. Values in capitals, like YOUR_TOKEN, are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http live-news https://globenow.tv/mcp
For one story (event_id from search_news_events), show how it is being reported in each country: number of videos, which outlets, languages, when coverage started, and the latest videos with original and translated titles, coordinates and YouTube links.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| event_id* | string | event_id from search_news_events (or a globenow.tv/event/... URL). |
| language | string | Language for titles and links: en (default), zh, zh-hant, ja, ko |
| per_country | integer | Videos listed per country (default 3). |
| max_countries | integer | Countries listed (default 10, most coverage first). |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"event_id"
],
"properties": {
"event_id": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 160,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "event_id from search_news_events (or a globenow.tv/event/... URL)."
},
"language": {
"enum": [
"en",
"zh",
"zh-hant",
"ja",
"ko"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Language for titles and links: en (default), zh, zh-hant, ja, ko"
},
"per_country": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 8,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Videos listed per country (default 3)."
},
"max_countries": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 30,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Countries listed (default 10, most coverage first)."
}
}
}Latest news videos filmed or reported in a city (default: last 24 hours), with outlets, coordinates, YouTube links, related stories and links to the city page and the 3D globe.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city* | string | City name, e.g. 'Tokyo', 'São Paulo', '台北'. |
| hours | integer | Look-back window in hours (default 24, max 168). |
| limit | integer | Max videos (default 10). |
| language | string | Language for titles and links: en (default), zh, zh-hant, ja, ko |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"city"
],
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "City name, e.g. 'Tokyo', 'São Paulo', '台北'."
},
"hours": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 168,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Look-back window in hours (default 24, max 168)."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 25,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max videos (default 10)."
},
"language": {
"enum": [
"en",
"zh",
"zh-hant",
"ja",
"ko"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Language for titles and links: en (default), zh, zh-hant, ja, ko"
}
}
}Find news stories GlobeNow is tracking now or in the last few days, grouped from videos by many outlets. Returns each story's event_id, short summary, countries reporting it, number of outlets and videos, and links to the story page and the 3D globe. Leave query empty to list the top stories right now.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max stories (default 8). |
| query | string | Keywords, e.g. 'earthquake', 'Gaza ceasefire', 'Taiwan election'. All words must match. |
| country | string | Only stories reported from this country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code like 'JP' or an English name). |
| category | string | |
| language | string | Language for titles and links: en (default), zh, zh-hant, ja, ko |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 20,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max stories (default 8)."
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Keywords, e.g. 'earthquake', 'Gaza ceasefire', 'Taiwan election'. All words must match."
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"description": "Only stories reported from this country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code like 'JP' or an English name)."
},
"category": {
"enum": [
"world",
"politics",
"business",
"tech",
"science",
"sports",
"disaster",
"society"
],
"type": "string"
},
"language": {
"enum": [
"en",
"zh",
"zh-hant",
"ja",
"ko"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Language for titles and links: en (default), zh, zh-hant, ja, ko"
}
}
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