diff --git a/src/app/[locale]/applications/[slug]/ApplicationClient.tsx b/src/app/[locale]/applications/[slug]/ApplicationClient.tsx
index 0fb96b0..223ae8e 100644
--- a/src/app/[locale]/applications/[slug]/ApplicationClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[locale]/applications/[slug]/ApplicationClient.tsx
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ const renderMarkdown = (text: string, onImageClick: (url: string) => void) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s*(.*)/);
+    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s+(.*)/);
     if (ulMatch) {
       isOrderedList = false;
       listItems.push(<li key={idx} className="leading-relaxed pl-1">{parseInline(ulMatch[1])}</li>);
diff --git a/src/app/[locale]/news/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/[locale]/news/[slug]/page.tsx
index f3eb45d..2abe0bc 100644
--- a/src/app/[locale]/news/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[locale]/news/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ const renderMarkdown = (text: string) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s*(.*)/);
+    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s+(.*)/);
     if (ulMatch) {
       isOrderedList = false;
       listItems.push(<li key={idx} className="leading-relaxed pl-2">{parseInline(ulMatch[1])}</li>);
diff --git a/src/components/sections/GlobalOperations.tsx b/src/components/sections/GlobalOperations.tsx
index a620f8f..86ccad1 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/GlobalOperations.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/GlobalOperations.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function MapNode({ marker, isSelected, hqPos, onSelect, isDark, globeMode, camDi
   // Arc height scales with the angle: short arcs stay close to surface,
   // long arcs (near antipodes) lift high above the globe.
   // angle ranges from 0 to π. Height factor scales from 0.15 to ~1.4 of RADIUS.
-  const heightFactor = 0.15 + (angle / Math.PI) * 1.25;
+  const heightFactor = 0.2 + (angle / Math.PI) * 1.6;
   const apex = apexDir.multiplyScalar(RADIUS * (1 + heightFactor));
 
   // ── ARC LINE COLORS & OPACITY ──
diff --git a/src/components/sections/OurStory.tsx b/src/components/sections/OurStory.tsx
index 8e0935d..d63268f 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/OurStory.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/OurStory.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const renderMarkdown = (text: string) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s*(.*)/);
+    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s+(.*)/);
     if (ulMatch) { isOrderedList = false; listItems.push(<li key={idx} className="leading-relaxed pl-1">{parseInline(ulMatch[1])}</li>); return; }
 
     const olMatch = trimmed.match(/^\d+\.\s*(.*)/);
diff --git a/src/components/ui/CaseStudyModal.tsx b/src/components/ui/CaseStudyModal.tsx
index 2384b24..7a3baf2 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/CaseStudyModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/CaseStudyModal.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const renderMarkdown = (text: string) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s*(.*)/);
+    const ulMatch = trimmed.match(/^[-*]\s+(.*)/);
     if (ulMatch) { isOrderedList = false; listItems.push(<li key={idx} className="leading-relaxed pl-2">{parseInline(ulMatch[1])}</li>); return; }
 
     const olMatch = trimmed.match(/^\d+\.\s*(.*)/);