/* ============================================================
   TIE GHANA — clean news theme
   ============================================================ */
:root{
  --accent:#c8102e;          /* news red */
  --accent-dark:#9c0c23;
  --ink:#14181f;
  --ink-soft:#4a5260;
  --muted:#828b99;
  --line:#e7e9ee;
  --bg:#ffffff;
  --bg-soft:#f5f6f8;
  --bg-dark:#12151c;
  --radius:10px;
  --shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(20,24,31,.08),0 8px 24px rgba(20,24,31,.05);
  --wrap:1180px;
  --font:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --serif:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  margin:0;font-family:var(--font);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);
  line-height:1.55;font-size:16px;
}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.2;margin:0;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.narrow{max-width:820px}
.site-main{min-height:60vh;padding:28px 0 48px}
.empty{color:var(--muted);padding:40px 0;text-align:center}

/* ---------- top bar ---------- */
.topbar{background:var(--bg-dark);color:#c9cfda;font-size:12.5px}
.topbar-inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;height:38px;gap:16px}
.topbar-tag{color:#8b93a3;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.masthead{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:var(--bg)}
.masthead-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;height:74px}
.brand{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;font-weight:900;font-size:30px;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.brand-mark{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;padding:2px 9px;border-radius:8px;margin-right:6px}
.brand-rest{color:var(--ink)}
.brand-footer{font-size:26px}
.search{margin-left:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;background:var(--bg-soft);
  border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;overflow:hidden;max-width:320px;width:100%}
.search input{border:0;background:transparent;padding:10px 16px;font-size:14px;width:100%;outline:none;color:var(--ink)}
.search button{border:0;background:transparent;color:var(--muted);padding:0 14px;cursor:pointer;display:flex;align-items:center}
.search button:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.menu-toggle{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:4px;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:6px}
.menu-toggle span{width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px}

/* ---------- main nav ---------- */
.mainnav{background:var(--bg);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.mainnav-inner{display:flex;gap:2px;align-items:stretch;min-height:46px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.navitem{position:relative;display:flex}
.navlink{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;height:46px;padding:0 15px;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--ink);white-space:nowrap;border-bottom:3px solid transparent;
  background:none;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-right:0;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit}
.navlink:hover,.has-dropdown:hover .navlink-parent{color:var(--accent);border-bottom-color:var(--accent)}
.navlink-parent .caret{margin-left:5px;font-size:10px;transition:transform .15s}
.navitem.open .caret{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.dropdown{position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;min-width:214px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-top:3px solid var(--accent);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:6px 0;display:none;z-index:60}
.has-dropdown:hover>.dropdown,.has-dropdown:focus-within>.dropdown,.navitem.open>.dropdown{display:block}
.dropdown a{display:block;padding:9px 16px;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);white-space:nowrap;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0}
.dropdown a:hover{background:var(--bg-soft);color:var(--accent)}

/* ---------- layout ---------- */
.layout-2col{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:40px;align-items:start;margin-top:34px}
.col-side{position:sticky;top:96px}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;gap:24px;margin-top:8px}
.hero-side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px}

/* ---------- section heads ---------- */
.section-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  margin:38px 0 18px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.section-head h2{font-size:20px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.02em;position:relative}
.section-head h2::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:10px;height:18px;background:var(--accent);
  margin-right:10px;vertical-align:-3px;border-radius:2px}
.section-more{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:var(--accent);text-transform:uppercase}
.section-more:hover{color:var(--accent-dark)}
.cat-block .section-head{margin-top:44px}

/* ---------- grids ---------- */
.grid{display:grid;gap:24px}
.grid-2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
.grid-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.grid-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}

/* ---------- cards ---------- */
.card{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.card-media{display:block;position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:var(--radius);background:var(--bg-soft)}
.card-media img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s ease}
.card-media:hover img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.card-title{font-size:17px;margin:10px 0 6px;font-weight:800}
.card-title a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.card-excerpt{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 8px}
.card-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;margin-top:auto}

.card-lead .card-media img{aspect-ratio:16/9}
.card-lead .card-title{font-size:30px;line-height:1.12;margin-top:14px}
.card-lead .card-excerpt{font-size:15.5px}

.card-feature .card-title{font-size:15px}
.card-feature .card-media img{aspect-ratio:4/3}

.card-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:104px 1fr;gap:14px;align-items:start}
.card-list .card-media img{aspect-ratio:1/1}
.card-list .card-title{font-size:15px;margin:6px 0 4px}

.card-mini{display:grid;grid-template-columns:70px 1fr;gap:12px;align-items:center}
.card-mini .card-media img{aspect-ratio:1/1}
.card-mini .card-title{font-size:14px;margin:0}

/* ---------- chips / tags ---------- */
.chip{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:8px}
.chip:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}
.chip-sm{padding:2px 8px;font-size:10px;margin-bottom:5px}
.chip-over{position:absolute;left:10px;top:10px;margin:0}

/* ---------- widgets / sidebar ---------- */
.widget{background:var(--bg-soft);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:20px;margin-bottom:24px}
.widget-head{border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:14px}
.widget-head h3{font-size:16px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em}
.ranklist{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;counter-reset:rank}
.ranklist li{counter-increment:rank;display:flex;gap:12px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.ranklist li:last-child{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0}
.ranklist li::before{content:counter(rank);font-weight:900;color:var(--accent);font-size:20px;line-height:1;min-width:22px}
.ranklist a{font-weight:700;font-size:14px}
.ranklist a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.rank-meta{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;margin-top:2px}
.taglist{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.taglist li a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-weight:700;font-size:14px}
.taglist li:last-child a{border-bottom:0}
.taglist li a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.taglist span{color:var(--muted);font-weight:700}

/* ---------- page header (listings) ---------- */
.page-header{margin:10px 0 26px;padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.page-kicker{display:inline-block;color:var(--accent);font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:13px}
.page-header h1{font-size:34px;margin:6px 0}
.page-sub{color:var(--ink-soft);margin:6px 0 0;max-width:70ch}
.page-count{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:8px 0 0}

/* ---------- article ---------- */
.article-layout{margin-top:26px}
.breadcrumb{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:14px}
.breadcrumb a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.breadcrumb span{margin:0 7px}
.post-title{font-size:40px;line-height:1.12;margin:10px 0 14px}
.post-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;font-weight:600;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;align-items:center}
.post-meta a{color:var(--accent)}
.post-meta .dot{color:var(--line)}
.post-hero{margin:22px 0}
.post-hero img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--radius);max-height:520px;object-fit:cover}
.post-body{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;color:#22262f}
.post-body p{margin:0 0 1.25em}
.post-body h2{font-size:26px;margin:1.6em 0 .5em}
.post-body h3{font-size:21px;margin:1.4em 0 .5em}
.post-body img{border-radius:8px;margin:1.2em auto}
.post-body figure{margin:1.4em 0}
.post-body figcaption{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;text-align:center;margin-top:8px}
.post-body a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.post-body a:hover{color:var(--accent-dark)}
.post-body blockquote{margin:1.4em 0;padding:6px 22px;border-left:4px solid var(--accent);
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:20px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic}
.post-body ul,.post-body ol{margin:0 0 1.25em;padding-left:1.4em}
.post-body li{margin:.4em 0}
.post-body iframe{max-width:100%;margin:1.2em 0;border-radius:8px}
.post-tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:28px 0}
.tag{background:var(--bg-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:13px;
  font-weight:700;padding:5px 12px;border-radius:999px}
.tag:hover{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border-color:var(--accent)}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:flex-start;background:var(--bg-soft);
  border-radius:var(--radius);padding:20px;margin:28px 0}
.author-avatar{width:54px;height:54px;flex:none;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:900;font-size:22px}
.author-kicker{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
.author-name{font-weight:800;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink)}
.author-name:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.author-box p{margin:6px 0 0;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px}
.related{margin-top:36px}
.static-page .post-body{font-size:17px}

/* ---------- pagination ---------- */
.pagination{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;justify-content:center;margin:40px 0 8px}
.page-btn{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:9px 14px;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink)}
.page-btn:hover{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}
.page-btn.is-current{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:#fff}
.page-gap{padding:9px 4px;color:var(--muted)}

/* ---------- search page ---------- */
.search-page{max-width:640px;margin:0 0 30px;background:var(--bg-soft)}
.search-page input{font-size:16px;padding:14px 18px}
.search-page button{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:0 22px;border-radius:0}

/* ---------- error pages ---------- */
.errorpage{text-align:center;padding:70px 0}
.error-code{font-size:96px;font-weight:900;color:var(--accent);line-height:1}
.errorpage h1{font-size:28px;margin:10px 0}
.errorpage p{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:8px;margin-top:10px}
.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.site-footer{background:var(--bg-dark);color:#aeb6c4;margin-top:50px}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;padding:48px 20px}
.footer-about p{font-size:14px;margin:14px 0 0;max-width:44ch}
.footer-about .brand-rest{color:#fff}
.footer-contact a{color:#fff}
.footer-col h4{color:#fff;font-size:14px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-bottom:14px}
.footer-col ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.footer-col li{margin:9px 0}
.footer-col a{font-size:14px;color:#aeb6c4}
.footer-col a:hover{color:#fff}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);font-size:13px;padding:16px 0;color:#7b8494}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:980px){
  .layout-2col{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .col-side{position:static}
  .grid-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .menu-toggle{display:flex}
  .masthead-inner{height:60px;gap:12px}
  .brand{font-size:24px}
  .search{max-width:none;order:3;flex-basis:100%;display:none}
  .mainnav{display:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .mainnav.is-open{display:block}
  .mainnav-inner{flex-direction:column;min-height:0;flex-wrap:nowrap}
  .navitem{flex-direction:column}
  .navlink{width:100%;justify-content:space-between;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid transparent;height:46px}
  .navlink:hover,.has-dropdown:hover .navlink-parent{border-bottom-color:var(--line);border-left-color:var(--accent)}
  /* dropdowns become tap-to-expand accordions on mobile */
  .dropdown{position:static;box-shadow:none;border:0;border-top:0;padding:0;background:var(--bg-soft)}
  .has-dropdown:hover>.dropdown,.has-dropdown:focus-within>.dropdown{display:none}
  .navitem.open>.dropdown{display:block}
  .dropdown a{padding-left:30px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .grid-3,.grid-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .card-lead .card-title{font-size:24px}
  .post-title{font-size:29px}
  .post-body{font-size:17px}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px;padding:36px 20px}
}
@media(max-width:460px){
  .grid-3,.grid-4{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .card-list{grid-template-columns:96px 1fr}
}