try except added

routes.py

@@ -15,21 +15,32 @@ def get_news_by_category(category: str, limit: int = 5):
         "max": limit,
         "token": GNEWS_API_KEY
     }
-    response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
-    data = response.json()
-
-    articles = []
-    for article in data.get("articles", []):
-        articles.append({
-            "title": article["title"],
-            "url": article["url"],
-            "description": article.get("description"),
-            "publishedAt": article["publishedAt"],
-            "image": article.get("image"),
-            "source": article["source"]["name"]
-        })
-
-    return articles
+
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(base_url, params=params, timeout=10)
+        response.raise_for_status()  # raise exception for non-200 responses
+        data = response.json()
+
+        articles = []
+        for article in data.get("articles", []):
+            articles.append({
+                "title": article["title"],
+                "url": article["url"],
+                "description": article.get("description"),
+                "publishedAt": article["publishedAt"],
+                "image": article.get("image"),
+                "source": article["source"]["name"]
+            })
+
+        return articles
+
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"[ERROR] Failed to fetch news: {e}")
+        return {"error": "Failed to fetch news from GNews API."}
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[ERROR] Unexpected error: {e}")
+        return {"error": "An unexpected error occurred."}
 
 
 @router.get("/")