.news-area {
    padding: 60px 120px;
    font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;
}
.featured-news-card {
    height: 846px;
    padding: 40px 40px;
    background-position: center;
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
    border: 1px solid #DADADB;
    border-radius: 10px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-align: left;
}

    .featured-news-card .card-content {
        justify-content: flex-start;
        flex-grow: 1;
     
    }

    .featured-news-card .title {
        font-family: 'Google Sans', sans-serif;
        font-size: 56px;
        font-weight: 700;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
        line-height: 72px;
        background: linear-gradient(270deg, #3431C6 0%, #000021 100%);
        -webkit-background-clip: text;
        -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
        background-clip: text; 
        color: transparent;
    }

    .featured-news-card .desc {
        font-size: 14px;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: #000000E0;
        line-height: 12px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .featured-news-card .card-image-bottom {
        margin-top: auto;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0 30px;
    }

        .featured-news-card .card-image-bottom img {
            width: 100%;
            height: auto;
            display: block;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

.horizontal-news-card {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    background: transparent;
}

    .horizontal-news-card .card-image {
        flex-shrink: 0;
        width: 240px;
        height: 266px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

        .horizontal-news-card .card-image img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            transition: transform 0.5s ease;
        }

    .horizontal-news-card:hover .card-image img {
        transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    .horizontal-news-card .card-info {
        flex-grow: 1;
        display: flex;
        gap: 10px;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
    }

.news-meta {
    font-size: 14px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    color: #000021;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

    .news-meta i {
        font-weight: 400;
        color: #070A0E;
    }

    .news-meta .separator {
        font-weight: 400;
        color: #070A0E;
    }

.horizontal-news-card .title {
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    line-height: 32px;
}

    .horizontal-news-card .title a {
        color: #000021;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

        .horizontal-news-card .title a:hover {
            color: #3431C6;
        }

.horizontal-news-card .desc {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #000000E0;
    line-height: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.btn-read-more {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: #3431C6;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 24px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 8px 20px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    text-decoration: none;
    align-self: flex-start;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

    .btn-read-more:hover {
        background-color: #24229b;
        color: #ffffff;
    }

/* =============================================
   RESPONSIVE BREAKPOINTS - BLOG SECTION
   ============================================= */

@media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .news-area {
        padding: 60px 40px;
    }

    .featured-news-card {
        height: auto;
        min-height: 600px;
    }

    .featured-news-card .title {
        font-size: 42px;
        line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .horizontal-news-card .card-image {
        width: 180px;
        height: 220px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .news-area {
        padding: 60px 24px;
    }

    .featured-news-card {
        height: auto;
        min-height: auto;
        margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .featured-news-card .title {
        font-size: 36px;
        line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .horizontal-news-card .card-image {
        width: 160px;
        height: 200px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .news-area {
        padding: 50px 0;
    }

    .featured-news-card {
        height: auto;
        min-height: auto;
        padding: 28px 24px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
        background-size: cover;
    }

    .featured-news-card .title {
        font-size: 28px;
        line-height: 1.3;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .featured-news-card .desc {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 20px;
    }

    .horizontal-news-card {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 15px;
    }

    .horizontal-news-card .card-image {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    }

    .horizontal-news-card .title {
        font-size: 18px;
        line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .horizontal-news-card .desc {
        font-size: 13px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .news-area {
        padding: 40px 0;
    }

    .featured-news-card {
        padding: 24px 16px;
    }

    .featured-news-card .title {
        font-size: 22px;
    }

    .horizontal-news-card .title {
        font-size: 16px;
    }

    .btn-read-more {
        font-size: 14px;
        padding: 7px 16px;
    }
}