/*
 * Visual refresh over the original theme: same layout, sections and brand colour,
 * modern surface — clean headings, rounded cards, calmer backgrounds, readable type.
 */
:root {
    --brand: #054245;
    --brand-2: #0b6265;
    --gold: #c9a24a;
    --ink: #142027;
    --ink-2: #3c4a51;
    --muted: #7d898f;
    --line: #e5e8e3;
    --page: #f5f6f3;
    --card: #ffffff;
    --r: 14px;
    --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(16, 32, 39, .04), 0 6px 20px rgba(16, 32, 39, .06);
}

/* ---------- Base ---------- */
body { background: var(--page); color: var(--ink-2); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
::selection { background: #cfe5e5; color: var(--ink); }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brand-2); outline-offset: 2px; }
.bg-body, .bg-accent { background-color: var(--page) !important; }
.bg-secondary-accent { background-color: #fff !important; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.border-bottom { border-bottom: 0 !important; }
.section-space-less30 { padding-top: 48px; padding-bottom: 18px; }
img { max-width: 100%; }
.container { max-width: 1320px !important; }

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
#sticker { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .96) !important; backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(10px); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line), 0 6px 24px rgba(16, 32, 39, .05); }
#sticker .logo-area img { height: 52px !important; width: auto !important; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav > ul > li > a { font-size: 15px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; color: var(--ink) !important; padding-left: 14px !important; padding-right: 14px !important; position: relative; transition: color .2s; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav > ul > li > a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: 50%; left: 50%; bottom: 20px; height: 2px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--gold); transition: right .25s, left .25s; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav > ul > li:hover > a, .main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav > ul > li.active > a { color: var(--brand) !important; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav > ul > li:hover > a::after, .main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav > ul > li.active > a::after { right: 14px; left: 14px; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu { border: 0 !important; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(16, 32, 39, .14) !important; padding: 8px !important; overflow: hidden; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li { border: 0 !important; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li a { border-radius: 8px; padding: 9px 14px !important; font-size: 14px !important; color: var(--ink-2) !important; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li a:hover { background: #eef5f5 !important; color: var(--brand) !important; }
.header-action-item ul li { border-left-color: var(--line) !important; }
.header-action-item ul li a { color: var(--ink-2) !important; font-size: 14px; }
.header-action-item ul li a:hover { color: var(--brand) !important; }
.header-action-item .fa-telegram, .header-action-item .fa-instagram { color: var(--brand) !important; font-size: 17px; }
.header-search-light .search-input { border-radius: 99px !important; }

/* ---------- Section headings: bold title + accent bar + hairline ---------- */
.topic-border { position: relative; padding-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom: 26px !important; border: 0 !important; }
.topic-border::after, .topic-border.color-cutty-sark::after, .topic-border.color-cod-gray::after,
.topic-border.color-scampi::after, .topic-border.color-cinnabar::after { height: 1px !important; background: var(--line) !important; border: 0 !important; }
.topic-box-lg { background: none !important; color: var(--ink) !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 1.6 !important; padding: 0 16px 0 0 !important; font-size: 21px !important; font-weight: 800 !important; text-align: right !important; }
.topic-box-lg::after { display: none !important; }
.topic-box-lg::before { content: "" !important; position: absolute; right: 0 !important; left: auto !important; top: 15% !important; width: 5px !important; height: 70% !important; border: 0 !important; border-radius: 3px; background: var(--brand) !important; }
.topic-box-lg a, .topic-box-lg a:hover { color: inherit !important; }
.topic-box-lg.fch-color { font-size: 17px !important; }
.topic-border .more-link { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 4px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--brand-2); padding: 3px 12px; border-radius: 99px; background: #eef5f5; }
.topic-border .more-link:hover { background: var(--brand); color: #fff; }

/* Small category labels on cards */
.topic-box-sm { height: auto !important; line-height: 1.8 !important; padding: 1px 12px !important; border-radius: 99px; font-size: 12px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; background: var(--brand) !important; color: #fff !important; }
.topic-box-sm::before, .topic-box-sm::after { display: none !important; }
.topic-box-sm a { color: #fff !important; padding: 0 !important; font-size: 12px !important; }
.topic-box-sm.text-dark { background: #eef5f5 !important; }
.topic-box-sm.text-dark a { color: var(--brand) !important; }

/* ---------- Cards ---------- */
.img-overlay-70, .img-overlay-90 { border-radius: var(--r); overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.img-overlay-70::before { background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(4, 22, 24, .88) 0%, rgba(4, 22, 24, .35) 45%, rgba(4, 22, 24, 0) 75%) !important; opacity: 1 !important; }
.img-overlay-70 img.width-100, .img-overlay-70 .cover-img { transition: transform .5s ease; }
.img-overlay-70:hover img.width-100, .img-overlay-70:hover .cover-img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.mask-content-sm, .mask-content-lg { right: 22px !important; left: 22px; padding-left: 0 !important; bottom: 14px !important; }
.mask-content-sm h3, .mask-content-lg h2, .mask-content-lg h3 { margin-bottom: 4px !important; }
.mask-content-sm h3 a, .mask-content-lg h2 a, .mask-content-lg h3 a { color: #fff !important; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.75; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
.post-date-light ul li, .post-date-light ul li a { font-size: 12px !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85) !important; }
.post-date-dark ul li, .post-date-dark ul li a { font-size: 12px !important; color: var(--muted) !important; margin-bottom: 4px !important; }
.post-date-light ul li span, .post-date-dark ul li span { font-weight: 400 !important; margin-left: 5px !important; }

/* Rows with a thumbnail */
.media.mb-30, .media.mb-25 { align-items: center; padding-bottom: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px !important; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.col-lg-4 > .media.mb-30:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.img-opacity-hover { overflow: hidden; display: block; border-radius: 10px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.img-opacity-hover img { transition: transform .4s ease; border-radius: 10px; }
.img-opacity-hover:hover img { transform: scale(1.06); opacity: 1 !important; }
.media-body h3, .media-body h3.title-medium-dark { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }
.media-body h3 a, .title-medium-dark a, .title-semibold-dark a { color: var(--ink) !important; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.8; transition: color .2s; }
.media-body h3 a { font-size: 15px !important; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
.media-body h3 a:hover, .title-medium-dark a:hover, .title-semibold-dark a:hover { color: var(--brand-2) !important; }
.media-body { padding-right: 14px; }

/* Panels */
.item-box-light-lg, .item-box-light-md, .item-box-light-md-less30 { background: var(--card) !important; border-radius: var(--r); box-shadow: var(--shadow); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.item-box-light-md-less30 { padding: 20px !important; height: 100%; }

/* ---------- Homepage slider ---------- */
#headbox { padding-top: 8px; }
.main-slider1 { border-radius: var(--r); overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.nivo-caption { background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(4, 22, 24, .9), rgba(4, 22, 24, .2) 55%, rgba(4, 22, 24, 0)); }
.slider-direction .slider-title a, .nivo-caption .slider-title a { font-weight: 800 !important; text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35); }
.preview-1 .nivo-controlNav a { width: 9px !important; height: 9px !important; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .55) !important; }
.preview-1 .nivo-controlNav a.active { background: var(--gold) !important; width: 22px !important; border-radius: 5px !important; }
#headbox .col-xl-3 .item-box-light-md-less30 { border-radius: var(--r); margin-right: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 1199px) { #headbox .col-xl-3 .item-box-light-md-less30 { margin: 18px 0 0; } }

/* ---------- Carousels ---------- */
.ne-carousel .owl-nav > div, .nav-control-top2 .owl-nav > div { width: 36px !important; height: 36px !important; border-radius: 50% !important; background: #fff !important; border: 1px solid var(--line) !important; display: inline-flex !important; align-items: center; justify-content: center; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.ne-carousel .owl-nav > div:hover { background: var(--brand) !important; }
.ne-carousel .owl-nav > div:hover i { color: #fff !important; }
.ne-carousel .owl-nav i { color: var(--ink) !important; }
.ne-carousel .img-overlay-70 { margin-bottom: 8px !important; }

/* ---------- Page banner (category / tag / author / search …) ---------- */
.breadcrumbs-area { background: radial-gradient(circle at 15% 20%, rgba(201, 162, 74, .22), transparent 40%), linear-gradient(120deg, #043336, #0b6265) !important; padding: 46px 0 40px !important; margin-top: 0 !important; }
.breadcrumbs-area::after { display: none !important; }
.breadcrumbs-area .breadcrumbs-content h1 { color: #fff !important; font-size: 30px !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important; }
.breadcrumbs-area .breadcrumbs-content ul li, .breadcrumbs-area .breadcrumbs-content ul li a { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78) !important; font-size: 13px !important; }
.breadcrumbs-area .breadcrumbs-content ul li a:hover { color: #fff !important; }

/* ---------- Grids (tag / author / search lists) ---------- */
.position-relative.mb-30 > .img-opacity-hover img { border-radius: var(--r); }
.position-relative.mb-30 h3 a { font-size: 17px !important; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
.topic-box-top-xs { top: 12px !important; right: 12px !important; }

/* ---------- Buttons, tags, pagination ---------- */
.btn-ftg-ptp-45 { border-radius: 10px !important; background: var(--brand) !important; border: 0 !important; padding: 0 26px !important; transition: background .2s, transform .1s; }
.btn-ftg-ptp-45:hover { background: var(--brand-2) !important; }
.blog-tags li { margin: 0 0 6px 6px !important; }
.blog-tags li a { border-radius: 99px !important; padding: 4px 14px !important; border-color: var(--line) !important; background: #fff; }
.blog-tags li a:hover { background: var(--brand) !important; color: #fff !important; border-color: var(--brand) !important; }
.blog-tags li:first-child { background: none !important; color: var(--ink) !important; font-weight: 700; padding-left: 6px !important; }
.pagination { gap: 6px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.pagination .page-link { min-width: 40px; height: 40px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-radius: 10px !important; color: var(--brand); border-color: var(--line); }
.pagination .page-item.active .page-link { background: var(--brand); border-color: var(--brand); color: #fff; }
.pagination-btn-wrapper { display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 100%; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer { background: radial-gradient(circle at 85% 0%, rgba(201, 162, 74, .12), transparent 35%), linear-gradient(180deg, #053235, #031f21) !important; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72); margin-top: 30px; }
.site-footer .footer-area-top { padding-top: 56px; }
.site-footer h2.title-bold-light { color: #fff !important; font-size: 17px !important; font-weight: 800 !important; position: relative; padding-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom: 18px !important; }
.site-footer h2.title-bold-light::before, .site-footer .title-bar-left::before { display: none !important; }
.site-footer h2.title-bold-light::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: 36px; height: 3px; border-radius: 3px; background: var(--gold); }
.site-footer .most-view-post li { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .07); padding-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.site-footer .most-view-post h3 a { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .88) !important; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; font-weight: 500; }
.site-footer .most-view-post h3 a:hover { color: var(--gold) !important; }
.site-footer .post-date-light ul li { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5) !important; }
.site-footer .popular-categories { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.site-footer .popular-categories li { margin: 0 !important; float: none !important; width: auto !important; border: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; }
.site-footer .popular-categories li a { display: inline-block; padding: 5px 14px; border-radius: 99px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85) !important; font-size: 13px; border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08); }
.site-footer .popular-categories li a:hover { background: var(--gold); color: #10181d !important; }
.site-footer .popular-categories li a::before { display: none !important; }
.site-footer .footer-area-bottom { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08); padding: 34px 0 24px; background: transparent !important; }
.site-footer .footer-area-bottom p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6); line-height: 2.2; font-size: 13px; }
.site-footer .footer-social li a { border-radius: 50% !important; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08) !important; border: 0 !important; }
.site-footer .footer-social li a:hover { background: var(--gold) !important; color: #10181d !important; }

/* Latin text (links, emails, numbers in URLs) keeps Latin digits. */
.ltr-text, .short-link, span.short-link { direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: plaintext; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px; }

/* ---------- Article page ---------- */
.reading-progress { position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; height: 3px; width: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--brand-2)); z-index: 10000; transition: width .1s linear; }
.news-details-layout2 .img-overlay-70 { border-radius: var(--r) var(--r) 0 0; box-shadow: none; }
.news-details-layout2 .banner_image { width: 100%; max-height: 560px; object-fit: cover; }
.news-details-layout2 .img-overlay-70 + .item-box-light-lg { border-radius: 0 0 var(--r) var(--r); border-top: 0; padding: 36px 44px !important; }
.article-crumbs { font-size: 13px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.article-crumbs a { color: #fff !important; }
.article-crumbs span { margin: 0 6px; opacity: .6; }
.banner_content { right: 0 !important; left: 0 !important; bottom: 0 !important; padding: 90px 36px 22px !important; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(4, 22, 24, .92) 10%, rgba(4, 22, 24, .3) 70%, rgba(4, 22, 24, 0)); }
.banner_content h1 { color: #fff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; font-size: 30px !important; line-height: 1.65 !important; margin-bottom: 4px !important; text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3); }
.banner_content .post-info-light li, .banner_content .post-info-light li a, .banner_content .post-info-light li span { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85) !important; font-size: 13px !important; }
.article-lead { font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 2 !important; color: var(--ink-2) !important; font-weight: 500 !important; border-right: 4px solid var(--gold); padding: 4px 16px 4px 0 !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important; }
.news-details-layout2 hr.my-5 { margin: 26px 0 !important; border-color: var(--line); }

.author-card { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; background: #f3f7f6; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px 18px; }
.author-card img { width: 72px; height: 72px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; flex: 0 0 72px; }
.author-card .who { flex: 1; }
.author-card .who small { display: block; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
.author-card .who b { font-size: 17px; color: var(--ink); }
.author-card .all { font-size: 13px; white-space: nowrap; color: var(--brand-2); font-weight: 600; }

.share-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.share-row a { width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 12px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #f1f4f3; color: var(--brand) !important; font-size: 17px; transition: background .2s, color .2s, transform .1s; cursor: pointer; }
.share-row a:hover { background: var(--brand); color: #fff !important; }
.share-row a:active { transform: scale(.95); }
.share-row .copied { background: #079455; color: #fff !important; }
.ne-sidebar .sidebar-box { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.ne-sidebar .item-box-light-md { padding: 22px !important; }
.ne-sidebar .topic-box-lg { font-size: 18px !important; }

/* Comments */
.comments-area > h2 { font-size: 20px !important; font-weight: 800 !important; color: var(--ink) !important; border-color: var(--line) !important; }
.comments-area .item-box-light-lg { margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 18px 22px !important; }
.comments-area h3.title-semibold-dark { font-size: 15px !important; color: var(--ink) !important; }
.comments-area h3.title-semibold-dark span { font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); font-weight: 400; margin-right: 8px; }
.leave-comments .item-box-light-lg { padding: 28px !important; }
#leave-comments .form-control { border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #f8faf8; padding: 12px 14px; }
#leave-comments .form-control:focus { border-color: var(--brand-2); background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(11, 98, 101, .12); }

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .section-space-less30 { padding-top: 32px; }
    .header-action-item ul li { margin-left: 6px; }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .news-details-layout2 .img-overlay-70 + .item-box-light-lg { padding: 22px 18px !important; }
    .banner_content { padding: 70px 16px 14px !important; }
    .banner_content h1 { font-size: 21px !important; }
    .breadcrumbs-area { padding: 30px 0 26px !important; }
    .breadcrumbs-area .breadcrumbs-content h1 { font-size: 22px !important; }
}
@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .topic-box-lg { font-size: 18px !important; }
    .author-card { flex-wrap: wrap; }
    .banner_content .post-info-light li { border: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 0 4px 14px !important; line-height: 1.8 !important; }
    .mask-content-sm h3 a, .mask-content-lg h2 a { font-size: 16px; }
    .media-body h3 a { font-size: 14px !important; }
}
@media print { .reading-progress { display: none; } }

/* Category page rows */
.list-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 260px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 22px; align-items: center; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r); padding: 14px; margin-bottom: 18px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); transition: box-shadow .2s, transform .2s; }
.list-row:hover { box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(16, 32, 39, .1); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.list-row-img { display: block; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
.list-row-img img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .4s; }
.list-row:hover .list-row-img img { transform: scale(1.05); }
.list-row-meta { font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.list-row-meta a { color: var(--brand-2); font-weight: 600; }
.list-row-meta span { margin: 0 6px; }
.list-row h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.75; font-weight: 800; }
.list-row h3 a { color: var(--ink); }
.list-row h3 a:hover { color: var(--brand-2); }
.list-row p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.9; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .list-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 12px; }
    .list-row h3 { font-size: 16px; }
}

/* Mobile header: white bar like desktop (the logo was hard to see on black). */
.mean-container .mean-bar .mobile-menu-nav-back { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line) !important; box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(16, 32, 39, .06); }
.mean-container .mean-bar .mobile-menu-nav-back::before { background-color: #fff !important; }
.mean-container .mean-bar .meanmenu-reveal { color: var(--ink) !important; top: 12px !important; right: 6px !important; }
.mean-container .mean-bar .meanmenu-reveal span { background: var(--ink) !important; border-radius: 2px; }
.mean-container .mean-bar .mean-nav { box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(16, 32, 39, .12); }
.mean-container .mean-nav ul li, .mean-container .mean-nav ul li a { background: #fff !important; }
.mean-container .mean-nav ul li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line) !important; }
.mean-container .mean-bar .mean-nav ul li a { color: var(--ink) !important; font-size: 15px !important; font-weight: 600 !important; }
.mean-container .mean-bar .mean-nav ul li li a { color: var(--ink-2) !important; font-weight: 500 !important; background: #f7f9f8 !important; }
.mean-container .mean-nav ul li a.mean-expand { background: transparent !important; color: var(--brand) !important; }
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .header-action-item .fa-search, .header-action-item .search-button i { color: var(--ink) !important; }
    .header-action-item .search-button { background: transparent !important; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Formal tuning (≈15%), modelled on CSIS / Carnegie / Chatham House:
   near-square corners, rectangular labels, lighter shadows, accent used sparingly.
   Remove this block to go back to the previous look.
   ========================================================================== */
:root { --r: 4px; --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(16, 32, 39, .05); }
.img-overlay-70, .img-overlay-90, .main-slider1, .item-box-light-lg, .item-box-light-md,
.item-box-light-md-less30, .list-row, .list-row-img, .reel-thumb { border-radius: 4px !important; }
.img-opacity-hover, .img-opacity-hover img, .position-relative.mb-30 > .img-opacity-hover img { border-radius: 3px !important; }
.item-box-light-lg, .item-box-light-md, .item-box-light-md-less30, .list-row { box-shadow: none !important; }
.list-row:hover { box-shadow: none !important; transform: none !important; border-color: #cfd6d4; }
.reel-thumb { box-shadow: none !important; }

/* Labels: small rectangles instead of pills */
.topic-box-sm, .reel-cat, .article-chips a { border-radius: 2px !important; }
.topic-border .more-link { background: none !important; padding: 0 !important; color: var(--brand-2) !important; }
.topic-border .more-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: var(--brand) !important; }

/* Accent used sparingly: navigation and slider in brand colour */
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav > ul > li > a::after { background: var(--brand) !important; }
.preview-1 .nivo-controlNav a.active { background: #fff !important; }
.site-footer h2.title-bold-light::after { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35) !important; }

/* Calmer motion: no zoom on images, only a slight fade */
.img-overlay-70:hover img.width-100, .img-overlay-70:hover .cover-img, .img-opacity-hover:hover img,
.reel-card:hover .reel-thumb img, .list-row:hover .list-row-img img { transform: none !important; opacity: .9; }

/* Buttons, tags, pagination, share */
.btn-ftg-ptp-45, .pagination .page-link, .share-row a, .blog-tags li a,
.site-footer .popular-categories li a, #leave-comments .form-control, .author-card { border-radius: 3px !important; }

/* Sub-menus: the theme paints them dark green; keep them white with dark text. */
.header-style2 .main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu,
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu { background: #fff !important; }
.header-style2 .main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li a,
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li a { background: #fff !important; color: var(--ink) !important; font-weight: 500 !important; }
.header-style2 .main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li a:hover,
.header-style2 .main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li a:focus,
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li a:hover { background: #eef5f5 !important; color: var(--brand) !important; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line) !important; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu > li:last-child { border-bottom: 0 !important; }
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu { border-top: 3px solid var(--brand) !important; border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px !important; min-width: 220px; }
/* Third level opens beside its parent */
.main-menu-area .ne-main-menu nav ul li ul.ne-dropdown-menu li ul.ne-dropdown-menu { border-top: 0 !important; border-right: 3px solid var(--brand) !important; }