/* --- CORE CONTROL SYSTEM --- */
        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-family: 'Bitter', serif;
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
        }

        :root {
            --yellow-alert: #E4FF30;
            --navy-authority: #161E54;
            --soft-bg: #FBF9D1;
            --breaking-red: #F90716;
            --mono-font: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
        }

        html, body {
            background-color: var(--soft-bg);
            color: var(--navy-authority);
            overflow-x: hidden;
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
        }

        /* --- NAVIGATION & INTERFACE BAR --- */
        nav {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            height: 100px;
            width: 100%;
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            color: #FFFFFF;
            padding: 18px 4%;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            z-index: 1000;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        }

.brand-logo {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* Logo image */
.brand-logo img {
    height: 242px;   /* adjust as needed */
    width: auto;
    display: block;
}

/* Pulsing live indicator */
.status-dot {
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    background-color: var(--breaking-red);
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: pulse-glow 1s infinite alternate;
}

/* Pulse animation */
@keyframes pulse-glow {
    from {
        transform: scale(1);
        opacity: 0.6;
        box-shadow: 0 0 0px var(--breaking-red);
    }
    to {
        transform: scale(1.4);
        opacity: 1;
        box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--breaking-red);
    }
}        .live-ticker-center {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            color: var(--yellow-alert);
        }

        .nav-controls {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 30px;
        }

        .desktop-links {
            display: flex;
            gap: 20px;
            list-style: none;
        }

        .desktop-links a {
            color: #FFFFFF;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        /* Responsible Mobile Hamburger Button */
        .hamburger-trigger {
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
            width: 26px;
            height: 16px;
            background: transparent;
            border: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            z-index: 1001;
        }

        .hamburger-trigger span {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: #FFFFFF;
            transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        /* --- OVERLAY MATRIX MENU --- */
        .signal-overlay-menu {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100vh;
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            z-index: 999;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            padding: 10%;
            opacity: 0;
            pointer-events: none;
            transition: opacity 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        .signal-overlay-menu.is-open {
            opacity: 1;
            pointer-events: auto;
        }

        .signal-overlay-menu ul {
            list-style: none;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 2.5vh;
        }

        .signal-overlay-menu ul li a {
            font-size: 8vw;
            font-weight: 900;
            color: #FFFFFF;
            text-decoration: none;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            line-height: 1;
        }

        .signal-overlay-menu ul li a:hover {
            color: var(--yellow-alert);
            padding-left: 20px;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        /* Hamburger Animation States */
        body.menu-active .hamburger-trigger span:nth-child(1) {
            transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg);
        }
        body.menu-active .hamburger-trigger span:nth-child(2) {
            opacity: 0;
        }
        body.menu-active .hamburger-trigger span:nth-child(3) {
            transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg);
        }

        /* --- ROUTING LAYERS --- */
        .signal-layer {
            display: none;
            padding-top: 60px;
        }

        .signal-layer.active-layer {
            display: block;
        }

        /* --- HOME LAYER COMPONENT DESIGNS --- */
        /* SECTION 1 — GLOBAL BREAKING SIGNAL WALL */
        .breaking-signal-wall {
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            color: #FFFFFF;
            min-height: 100vh;
            padding: 80px 4% 60px 4%;
        }

        .signal-wall-header {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--breaking-red);
            padding-bottom: 15px;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }

        .signal-wall-header h2 {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 1rem;
            color: #FFFFFF;
            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
        }

        .signal-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 100fr);
            border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        }

        .signal-pulse-block {
            padding: 40px;
            border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            position: relative;
            background-color: transparent;
            transition: background-color 0.4s ease;
        }

        .signal-pulse-block.urgency-high {
            box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px rgba(249, 7, 22, 0.15);
        }

        .signal-pulse-block.urgency-medium {
            box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px rgba(228, 255, 48, 0.15);
        }

        .signal-meta-line {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            margin-bottom: 25px;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
        }

        .severity-badge {
            font-weight: 700;
            padding: 2px 6px;
        }

        .urgency-high .severity-badge {
            background-color: var(--breaking-red);
            color: #FFFFFF;
        }

        .urgency-medium .severity-badge {
            background-color: var(--yellow-alert);
            color: var(--navy-authority);
        }

        .signal-headline {
            font-size: 2rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.2;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .urgency-high .signal-headline { color: #FFFFFF; }
        .urgency-medium .signal-headline { color: var(--yellow-alert); }

        .signal-footer-data {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.75rem;
        }

        .live-pulse-dot {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 6px;
        }

        .live-pulse-dot::before {
            content: '';
            width: 8px;
            height: 8px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background-color: var(--breaking-red);
            display: inline-block;
            animation: pulse-glow 0.8s infinite alternate;
        }

        /* SECTION 2 — NEWS STREAM TUNNEL */
        .news-stream-tunnel {
            background-color: var(--soft-bg);
            padding: 100px 15%;
        }

        .stream-row {
            display: flex;
            padding: 40px 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22, 30, 84, 0.15);
        }

        .stream-timestamp {
            width: 20%;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--breaking-red);
        }

        .stream-core {
            width: 80%;
        }

        .stream-headline {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 1.15;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
        }

        .stream-summary {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            color: #2b356e;
        }

        /* SECTION 3 — FEATURE STORY PANEL */
        .feature-story-panel {
            background-color: #FFFFFF;
            display: flex;
            width: 100%;
            min-height: 85vh;
        }

        .feature-left-image-frame {
            width: 60%;
            background-image: url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/40/11/ca/4011ca97afba2cdfc6ceef74504715e8.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            position: relative;
        }

        .feature-right-content-frame {
            width: 40%;
            padding: 8% 5%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            background-color: #FFFFFF;
        }

        .feature-tag {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            color: var(--breaking-red);
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        .feature-title {
            font-size: 3.5rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 1.05;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
        }

        .feature-narrative {
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            color: #333333;
        }

        /* SECTION 4 — WORLD MAP LIVE INCIDENTS */
        .world-map-live-incidents {
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            color: #FFFFFF;
            padding: 120px 6%;
            position: relative;
        }

        .map-section-title {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            color: var(--yellow-alert);
            margin-bottom: 60px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .map-canvas-simulation {
            width: 100%;
            height: 600px;
            background-color: #1a2566;
            position: relative;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        /* Abstract network lines background overlay */
        .map-canvas-simulation::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            width: 200%;
            height: 200%;
            top: -50%;
            left: -50%;
            background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) 1px, transparent 0);
            background-size: 40px 40px;
        }

        .map-incident-pin {
            position: absolute;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .pin-node {
            width: 14px;
            height: 14px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 5;
        }

        .pin-node::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            width: 300%;
            height: 300%;
            top: -100%;
            left: -100%;
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: block;
            animation: pulse-glow 1.5s infinite;
        }

        .pin-status-breaking .pin-node { background-color: var(--breaking-red); }
        .pin-status-breaking .pin-node::after { background-color: rgba(249, 7, 22, 0.3); }
        
        .pin-status-ongoing .pin-node { background-color: var(--yellow-alert); }
        .pin-status-ongoing .pin-node::after { background-color: rgba(228, 255, 48, 0.3); }

        .pin-status-resolved .pin-node { background-color: #26de81; }
        .pin-status-resolved .pin-node::after { background-color: rgba(38, 222, 129, 0.3); }

        .pin-popover-data {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 30px;
            left: -120px;
            width: 260px;
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
            padding: 20px;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        .popover-meta {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            color: var(--yellow-alert);
            margin-bottom: 8px;
        }

        .popover-headline {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.3;
        }

        /* SECTION 5 — HEADLINE WALL */
        .headline-wall {
            background-color: var(--soft-bg);
            padding: 120px 4%;
        }

        .wall-stack-block {
            display: block;
            border-bottom: 3px solid var(--navy-authority);
            padding: 60px 0;
            text-decoration: none;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
        }

        .wall-stack-block:first-child {
            border-top: 3px solid var(--navy-authority);
        }

        .wall-huge-text {
            font-size: 7vw;
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 0.95;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        /* SECTION 6 — LIVE ALERT STRIP */
        .live-alert-strip-ticker {
            background-color: var(--breaking-red);
            color: #FFFFFF;
            padding: 25px 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            white-space: nowrap;
            display: flex;
        }

        .ticker-scrolling-track {
            display: inline-block;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            animation: ticker-slide 25s linear infinite;
            padding-left: 100%;
        }

        /* SECTION 7 — INVESTIGATIVE STORIES */
        .investigative-stories-flow {
            background-color: #FFFFFF;
            padding: 120px 8%;
        }

        .investigative-row-strip {
            display: flex;
            padding: 80px 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22, 30, 84, 0.1);
        }

        .investigative-row-strip:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

        .investigative-index {
            width: 10%;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--breaking-red);
        }

        .investigative-content-body {
            width: 90%;
            max-width: 900px;
        }

        .investigative-title {
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            margin-bottom: 25px;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
            line-height: 1.1;
        }

        .investigative-paragraph {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            color: #333333;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .investigative-blockquote {
            font-style: italic;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            border-left: 4px solid var(--breaking-red);
            padding-left: 25px;
            margin-bottom: 35px;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

        .investigative-read-link {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
            text-decoration: none;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy-authority);
            padding-bottom: 4px;
        }

        /* SECTION 8 — VIDEO NEWS WALL */
        .video-news-wall {
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            padding: 120px 4%;
        }

        .asymmetric-video-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
            gap: 30px;
        }

        .video-feed-item {
            background-color: #1a2566;
            height: 450px;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .video-feed-item:nth-child(1) { grid-column: span 7; height: 550px; }
        .video-feed-item:nth-child(2) { grid-column: span 5; height: 400px; margin-top: auto; }
        .video-feed-item:nth-child(3) { grid-column: span 4; height: 450px; }
        .video-feed-item:nth-child(4) { grid-column: span 8; height: 500px; }

        .video-feed-item img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            opacity: 0.6;
            filter: grayscale(100%);
            transition: all 0.5s ease;
        }

        .video-feed-item:hover img {
            opacity: 0.8;
            filter: grayscale(0%);
        }

        .video-live-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            top: 25px;
            left: 25px;
            background-color: var(--breaking-red);
            color: #FFFFFF;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            padding: 4px 8px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        .video-meta-caption {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 35px;
            background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(22, 30, 84, 0.95));
            color: #FFFFFF;
        }

        .video-title-text {
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.3;
        }

        /* --- SUB-PAGE UNIQUE COMPONENT DESIGNS --- */
        .subpage-narrative-container {
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 60px auto;
            padding: 0 4%;
        }

        .manifesto-heavy-headline {
            font-size: 4.5rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 1.05;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
            margin-bottom: 50px;
        }

        .manifesto-para {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            line-height: 1.85;
            color: var(--navy-authority);
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        /* LIVE PAGE LAYOUT */
        .live-control-deck {
            padding: 60px 4%;
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            color: #FFFFFF;
            min-height: 100vh;
        }

        .deck-stream-container {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 20px;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }

        .deck-pulse-row {
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
            padding: 30px;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .deck-left-group {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 40px;
            width: 75%;
        }

        .deck-time {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            color: var(--yellow-alert);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        .deck-headline {
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.3;
        }

        /* TECH PAGE DATA VECTOR */
        .data-report-block {
            border-top: 2px solid var(--navy-authority);
            padding: 45px 0;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }

        .data-metric-header {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: var(--breaking-red);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        /* WORLD PAGE LAYER STACKS */
        .continent-scroll-section {
            min-height: 100vh;
            padding: 100px 6%;
            border-bottom: 4px solid var(--navy-authority);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .continent-scroll-section:nth-child(odd) {
            background-color: var(--soft-bg);
        }
        .continent-scroll-section:nth-child(even) {
            background-color: #FFFFFF;
        }

        .continent-name-giant {
            font-size: 10vw;
            font-weight: 900;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            line-height: 0.8;
            color: rgba(22, 30, 84, 0.08);
            margin-bottom: -30px;
        }

        /* --- MONOLITHIC CONTROL TERMINAL FOOTER --- */
        footer {
            background-color: var(--navy-authority);
            color: #FFFFFF;
            min-height: 100vh;
            padding: 120px 6% 40px 6%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
        }

        .footer-top-row {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            padding-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .footer-center-manifesto {
            margin: 8vh 0;
        }

        .footer-giant-title {
            font-size: 11vw;
            font-weight: 900;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            line-height: 0.85;
            letter-spacing: -0.04em;
        }

        .footer-columns-matrix {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 100fr);
            gap: 50px;
            margin-bottom: 10vh;
        }

        .footer-column {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 15px;
        }

        .footer-column h5 {
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--yellow-alert);
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        }

        .footer-column a {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
        }

        .footer-column a:hover {
            color: #FFFFFF;
        }

        .footer-input-element {
            background: transparent;
            border: none;
            border-bottom: 2px solid #FFFFFF;
            padding: 10px 0;
            color: #FFFFFF;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            outline: none;
            width: 100%;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .footer-submit-action {
            background-color: var(--yellow-alert);
            color: var(--navy-authority);
            border: none;
            padding: 12px 25px;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .footer-base-bar {
            border-top: 1px solid var(--yellow-alert);
            padding-top: 30px;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            font-family: var(--mono-font);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        }

        /* --- ANIMATIONS ENGINE --- */
        @keyframes pulse-glow {
            0% { opacity: 0.3; transform: scale(0.95); }
            100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.05); }
        }

        @keyframes ticker-slide {
            0% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
            100% { transform: translate3d(-100%, 0, 0); }
        }

        /* --- TRANSITION RESPONSIVE TRANSLATION MATRIX --- */
        @media (max-width: 1100px) {
            .signal-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
            .asymmetric-video-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
            .video-feed-item:nth-child(1), .video-feed-item:nth-child(2),
            .video-feed-item:nth-child(3), .video-feed-item:nth-child(4) { grid-column: span 2; height: 400px; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 900px) {
            .desktop-links { display: none; }
            .hamburger-trigger { display: flex; }
            .feature-story-panel { flex-direction: column; }
            .feature-left-image-frame { width: 100%; height: 50vh; }
            .feature-right-content-frame { width: 100%; padding: 60px 6%; }
            .stream-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 15px; }
            .stream-timestamp { width: 100%; }
            .stream-core { width: 100%; }
            .investigative-row-strip { flex-direction: column; gap: 30px; }
            .investigative-index { width: 100%; }
            .investigative-content-body { width: 100%; }
            .footer-columns-matrix { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
            .deck-pulse-row { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; }
            .deck-left-group { width: 100%; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 650px) {
            .signal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .signal-pulse-block { padding: 25px; }
            .wall-huge-text { font-size: 10vw; }
            .feature-title { font-size: 2.4rem; }
            .investigative-title { font-size: 1.8rem; }
            .map-canvas-simulation { height: 400px; }
        }