README.md

Telegram News Bot

This is a Telegram bot that fetches the latest news and sends it directly to your chat. It is designed to keep you updated with real-time news from various sources, delivered straight to your Telegram app.

Features

• Fetches the latest news from popular APIs (e.g., NewsAPI, RSS feeds, etc.).
• Simple and user-friendly commands to get the news directly.
• Sends news summaries with headlines, descriptions, and links for full articles.

Prerequisites

Before running the bot, ensure you have the following:

• Python 3.8 or higher installed.
• A Telegram account and a bot token from BotFather.
• An API key from a news provider (e.g., NewsAPI).

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/telegram-news-bot.git
   cd telegram-news-bot

2. Install the required Python dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure your bot by creating a .env file in the project directory and adding the following:

   BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token
   NEWS_API_KEY=your_news_api_key

4. Run the bot:

   python main.py

Usage

• Start the bot by searching for it in Telegram and clicking "Start."
• Use the following commands to interact with the bot:
  • /start - Get a welcome message and available commands.
  • /news [category] - Fetch news in the specified category (e.g., /news technology).
  • /help - Display the help message.

Project Structure

telegram-news-bot/
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├── main.py                # Main script to run the bot
├── requirements.txt      # Python dependencies
├── .env                  # Configuration file (not included in the repo)
└── README.md             # Project documentation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• Telegram Bot API
• NewsAPI
• Python community for the amazing libraries and tools.

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Happy coding! 🎉