/* ============================================
   SAFE AREA + WRAPPER
============================================ */
.kenya-news-slider {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1530px;      /* SAFE AREA LIMIT */
    margin: 40px auto;
    padding-left: 40px;
    padding-right: 40px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
}

/* Tablet & Mobile padding */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .kenya-news-slider {
        padding-left: 20px;
        padding-right: 20px;
    }
}

/* ============================================
   SLIDE STATE (FADE)
============================================ */
.kns-slide-news {
    display: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.8s ease;
}

.kns-slide-news.active {
    display: block;
    opacity: 1;
}

/* ============================================
   MAIN TWO-COLUMN LAYOUT
============================================ */
.news-featured {
    display: flex;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: stretch;
}

/* ============================================
   LEFT COLUMN — IMAGE
============================================ */
.news-featured-image {
    position: relative;
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    height: 380px !important;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.news-featured-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
    display: block;
}

/* ============================================
   RIGHT COLUMN — CONTENT
============================================ */
.news-featured-content {
    flex: 0 0 50%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start;
}

/* TAG CHIPS ROW (REPLACES LOCATION + DATE RANGE) */
.news-tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.news-tag-chip {
    background: #D0DAD4;
    padding: 8px 12px;         /* smaller */
    border-radius: 14px;       /* smaller rounding */
    font-size: 14px;           /* slightly smaller text */
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #565A56;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    line-height: 1;            /* makes chip height tighter */
}


/* PUBLISHED DATE UNDER CHIPS */
.news-meta-date {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #6B7280;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

/* TITLE */
.news-title {
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 1px 0 15px;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

/* DESCRIPTION */
.news-desc {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #333;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

/* ============================================
   READ MORE — UNDER DESCRIPTION
============================================ */
.news-readmore-wrapper {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.kns-readmore-news {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #DB2129 !important;
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

/* underline */
.kns-readmore-news::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background: #DB2129;
    transition: 0.25s ease;
}

/* icon wrapper */
.kns-arrow-wrapper-news {
    position: relative;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
}

.kns-arrow-news {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    object-fit: contain;
    transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.default-arrow-news {
    opacity: 1;
}

.hover-arrow-news {
    opacity: 0;
}

.kns-readmore-news:hover .default-arrow-news {
    opacity: 0 !important;
}

.kns-readmore-news:hover .hover-arrow-news {
    opacity: 1 !important;
}

.kns-readmore-news:hover {
    color: #292A29 !important;
}

.kns-readmore-news:hover::before {
    background: #292A29;
}

/* ============================================
   ARROWS FIXED AT THE BOTTOM OF RIGHT COLUMN
============================================ */
.news-nav-bottom {
    margin-top: auto; /* pushes arrows to bottom */
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    padding-top: 0px;
}

.news-nav-bottom button {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: 2px solid #111;
    width: 75px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: 0.2s ease;
}

.news-nav-bottom button:hover {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.news-nav-bottom img {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
}

/* ============================================
   RESPONSIVE
============================================ */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .news-title {
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    .news-desc {
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .news-nav-bottom button {
        width: 50px;
        height: 35px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .news-featured {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .news-featured-image {
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    }

    .news-nav-bottom {
        margin-top: 10px; /* no need to force bottom on mobile */
    }
}